Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5159, -75.9124
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 106 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Maryland, United States
This page reports the local time in Salem, Maryland, United States, set by the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Salem, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Salem keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:53 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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
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
- Rocky Hook — 3.8 km
- Linkwood — 4.0 km
- Hawkeye — 4.9 km
- Hicksburg — 5.7 km
- Thompsontown — 6.6 km
- Airey — 7.0 km
About the time in Salem
There are 12 postal code zones in Salem.
Salem tells time by America/New_York, an offset of UTC−4. Clock shift for daylight saving: Yes.
First light in Salem comes at 7:15 AM today; darkness returns after 6:26 PM. The day gives 11 h 11 min of light.
Near Salem you can add Rocky Hook and Linkwood, both on the same time.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Salem fall?
- Salem falls under America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Salem keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Salem?
- The hour is 6:26 PM.