Amherst Center in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.3754, -72.5192
- Elevation
- 93 m above sea level
- Population
- 19 065
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 543 km away
What time is it in Amherst Center, Massachusetts, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Amherst Center, Massachusetts, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Amherst Center, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Amherst Center
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst Center, Massachusetts.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:19 PM
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Amherst Center and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01004 Amherst — 1.1 km away
- 01003 Amherst — 1.9 km away
- 01059 North Amherst — 4.0 km away
- 01035 Hadley — 4.6 km away
- 01002 Amherst — 4.6 km away
- 01038 Hatfield — 8.1 km away
- 01066 North Hatfield — 9.4 km away
- 01375 Sunderland — 9.6 km away
- 01061 Northampton — 9.6 km away
- 01054 Leverett — 10.4 km away
- 01060 Northampton — 10.9 km away
- 01033 Granby — 13.3 km away
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 Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
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
- Amherst — 0.9 km
- East Village — 1.8 km
- Mill Valley — 2.2 km
- North Amherst — 4.0 km
- West Pelham — 4.0 km
- South Amherst — 4.1 km
About the time in Amherst Center
A total of 12 postal codes belong to Amherst Center.
Amherst Center counts hours by America/New_York, which stands at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
Amherst Center sees first light at 7:19 AM today and the sun sets at 5:51 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 31 min.
Nearby places like Amherst and East Village are on Amherst Center time.
Questions and answers
- Can Amherst Center's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Amherst Center's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do clocks in Amherst Center shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Amherst Center?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:19 AM.