Dover in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5123, -76.7694
- Elevation
- 118 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 72 km away
- Same name
- 55 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dover, Maryland, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Dover, Maryland, United States, which uses America/New_York (−5).
Dover, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dover
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Dover keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:28 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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named Dover
- Dover England, United Kingdom
- Dover Delaware, United States
- Dover New Hampshire, United States
- Dover New Jersey, United States
- Dover Ohio, 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
- Tufton Farms — 4.4 km
- Waterspout — 5.3 km
- Worthington Manor — 5.4 km
- Worthington Greens — 5.4 km
- Woodensburg — 5.6 km
- Tree Top Station — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Dover
Postal codes tied to Dover number 12.
The zone covering Dover is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
The sun rises today at 6:44 AM in Dover and sets at 5:00 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 16 min.
The clock in Dover matches the clock in nearby Tufton Farms and Waterspout.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Dover?
- Time in Dover follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Dover at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Dover: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Dover?
- Today the sun rises at 6:44 AM.