Dover in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1582, -75.5244
- Population
- 39 403
- Region
- Delaware
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 134 km away
- Same name
- 55 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dover, Delaware, United States
This page shows local time in Dover, Delaware, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Dover, United States
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dover
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dover.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 1:02 PM Sunset 7:29 PM Daylight 12 h 53 min Night 11 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 7:56 PM
Weather in Dover right now
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Dover and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02030
- 03820
- 03821
- 03822
- 07801
- 07802
- 17315
- 19901
- 19903
- 19904
- 19905
- 19906
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
- Newark 33 817
- Middletown 20 372
- Bear 19 371
- Brookside 14 353
- Glasgow 14 303
Other places named Dover
- Dover England, United Kingdom
- Dover New Hampshire, United States
- Dover New Jersey, United States
- Dover Ohio, United States
- Dover Alberta, Canada
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
- Goldsboro — 0.4 km
- Sherwood — 1.3 km
- Fairview — 1.6 km
- Woodcrest — 2.3 km
- White Oak Farms — 2.3 km
- Crossgates — 2.4 km
Local time details for Dover
Within Dover, postal codes number 12.
Dover runs its day on America/New_York, which is offset UTC−4. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 6:36 AM today in Dover, with the sun setting at 7:29 PM. That leaves 12 h 53 min of light.
The clock in nearby Goldsboro and Kent Acres follows Dover.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Dover?
- Dover uses the America/New_York time zone, which has an offset of −4.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Dover?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Dover?
- Today the sun sets at 7:29 PM.