Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.9006, -70.2781
- Elevation
- 259 m above sea level
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 870 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Maine, United States
The current local time in Salem, Maine, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Salem, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:06 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Maine
- Portland 66 881
- Lewiston 36 202
- Bangor 32 391
- West Scarborough 27 706
- South Portland 25 556
- South Portland Gardens 23 893
Other places named Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- Soule Mill — 6.2 km
- Barnjum — 8.2 km
- East Madrid — 8.4 km
- Phillips — 9.9 km
- Madrid Junction — 10.2 km
- Avon — 10.5 km
About the time in Salem
Sunrise in Salem is at 7:16 AM today, and sunset comes at 5:36 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 20 min.
Salem shares its time with neighbouring Soule Mill and Barnjum.
Locations in Salem are covered by 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Salem take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Salem?
- The time zone for Salem is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Salem?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Salem?
- The sun rises at 7:16 AM.