Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.5021, -82.0521
- Elevation
- 80 m above sea level
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 749 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, Georgia, United States
This page shows the time of day in Dorchester, Georgia, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Dorchester, United States
Tuesday, 10 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 6:56 AM Solar noon 12:13 PM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:57 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
- Brynwood — 0.6 km
- Kennelworth — 1.0 km
- Waverly — 1.1 km
- Greenbrier — 1.2 km
- Highgate — 1.6 km
- Montclair — 1.7 km
About the time in Dorchester
Mail delivery in Dorchester relies on 8 postal codes.
Dorchester runs its day on America/New_York, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
The sky over Dorchester lightens at 6:56 AM and the sun sets at 5:30 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 34 min today.
Around Dorchester, places such as Brynwood and Kennelworth use the same time.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Dorchester based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Dorchester is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Dorchester?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Dorchester?
- Today the sun sets at 5:30 PM.