Sussex County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.6833, -75.3395
- Region
- Delaware
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 149 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sussex County, Delaware, United States
The time in Sussex County, Delaware, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Sussex County, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Sussex County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Sussex County, Delaware.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 4:55 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:23 PM
Weather in Sussex County right now
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Sussex County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 19947 Georgetown — 4.7 km away
- 19966 Millsboro — 8.5 km away
- 19951 Harbeson — 10.1 km away
- 19968 Milton — 10.2 km away
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 Sussex County
- Sussex County New Jersey, United States
- Sussex County Virginia, 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
- Saulsbury Switch — 2.1 km
- Rogers Development — 2.9 km
- Springfield Farms Addition — 3.1 km
- Harlemtown — 3.2 km
- Bennum — 3.8 km
- Georgetown — 4.1 km
Sussex County: clock, sun and surroundings
In Sussex County the sun rises today at 6:38 AM and sets again at 4:55 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 17 min of the day.
Nearby settlements including Saulsbury Switch and Rogers Development match the time in Sussex County.
4 postal codes cover the territory of Sussex County.
Sussex County is on America/New_York time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Sussex County?
- Local time in Sussex County is determined by America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Sussex County?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Sussex County?
- 4:55 PM.