Clayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2753, -75.6310
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 123
- Region
- Delaware
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 128 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Clayton, Delaware, United States
You can see the current local time of Clayton, Delaware, United States on this page, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Clayton, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Clayton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Clayton, Delaware.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in Clayton right now
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Clayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08312
- 13624
- 19938
- 27520
- 27527
- 27528
- 30525
- 36016
- 45315
- 46118
- 49235
- 54004
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Delaware
- Wilmington 70 898
- Dover 39 403
- Newark 33 817
- Middletown 20 372
- Bear 19 371
- Brookside 14 353
Other places named Clayton
- Clayton North Carolina, United States
- Clayton Victoria, Australia
- Clayton Missouri, United States
- Clayton Ohio, United States
- Clayton California, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Colmar Manor — 2.1 km
- Spruance City — 2.5 km
- Brenford — 2.7 km
- Lawndale — 3.5 km
- Smyrna — 3.5 km
- Blackiston — 6.0 km
About the time in Clayton
Postal coverage of Clayton comes to 12 codes.
For Clayton the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
At Clayton the sun clears the horizon at 6:35 AM and sinks again at 5:00 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 25 min.
If you are looking near Clayton, both Colmar Manor and Spruance City keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Clayton be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Clayton switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Clayton: No.
- What time is last light in Clayton?
- The sun sets at 5:00 PM.