Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7955, -81.4051
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 883 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, Georgia, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Dorchester, Georgia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Dorchester, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Dorchester.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 6:01 PM
Weather in Dorchester right now
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Dorchester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02121
- 02122
- 02125
- 08316
- 29437
- 52140
- 54425
- 68343
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 Georgia
- Atlanta 510 823
- Columbus 206 922
- Savannah 147 780
- Athens 127 315
- South Fulton 107 436
- Sandy Springs 105 330
Other places named Dorchester
- Dorchester Massachusetts, United States
- Dorchester England, United Kingdom
- Dorchester Ontario, Canada
- Dorchester Maryland, United States
- Dorchester New Brunswick, 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
- Midway — 1.4 km
- Limerick — 4.9 km
- Liberty County — 5.0 km
- Crossroads — 7.7 km
- Screven Fork — 8.5 km
- Riceboro — 8.5 km
Time and daylight in Dorchester
No adjustment is needed moving between Dorchester, Midway and Limerick.
The register holds 8 postal codes for Dorchester.
The zone name for Dorchester is America/New_York and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Dorchester greets the sun at 6:45 AM and loses it at 5:36 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 51 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Dorchester?
- Dorchester is covered by the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dorchester use summer time?
- No.
- What time is last light in Dorchester?
- The sun sets at 5:36 PM.