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
On this page you will find the exact local time in Dover, Delaware, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Dover, United States
Friday, 16 October 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 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 11 h 10 min Night 12 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:51 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
Nearby places like Goldsboro and Sherwood are on Dover time.
Postal service in Dover uses 12 codes.
Dover runs its day on America/New_York, which is offset UTC−4. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:14 AM in Dover and down again at 6:24 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 10 min of daylight.
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 6:24 PM.