Chelmsford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.5998, -71.3673
- Population
- 33 925
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 630 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States
Right now in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Chelmsford, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Chelmsford
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:21 AM Solar noon 11:30 AM Sunset 4:39 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 5:08 PM
Weather in Chelmsford right now
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Chelmsford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01824
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
Other places named Chelmsford
- Chelmsford England, United Kingdom
- Chelmsford Ontario, Canada
- Chelmsford Queensland, Australia
- Chelmsford New South Wales, Australia
- Chelmsford 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
- South Chelmsford — 3.3 km
- Princeton Village — 3.5 km
- Brookside Station — 3.7 km
- North Chelmsford — 4.5 km
- Nabnasset — 4.6 km
- Ayres City — 5.3 km
Time and daylight in Chelmsford
Records show 1 postal code for Chelmsford.
Standard time in Chelmsford comes from America/New_York and equals UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
Today's sun rises in Chelmsford at 6:21 AM, then sets at 4:39 PM. The day offers 10 h 17 min of daylight.
The clock in Chelmsford matches the clock in nearby South Chelmsford and Princeton Village.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Chelmsford?
- Yes, Chelmsford uses America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Is the hour in Chelmsford changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- Which time marks sunrise in Chelmsford?
- 6:21 AM marks sunrise.