East Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.3751, -71.0392
- Population
- 43 066
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 637 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of East Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
East Boston, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in East Boston
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
East Boston keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 5:41 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:10 PM
Weather in East Boston right now
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East Boston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02298 Boston — 1.0 km away
- 02128 Boston — 1.6 km away
- 02113 Boston — 1.7 km away
- 02129 Charlestown — 2.0 km away
- 02109 Boston — 2.1 km away
- 02110 Boston — 2.2 km away
- 02203 Boston — 2.3 km away
- 02222 Boston — 2.3 km away
- 02150 Chelsea — 2.4 km away
- 02117 Boston — 2.4 km away
- 02241 Boston — 2.5 km away
- 02212 Boston — 2.5 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
Other places named East Boston
- East Boston New York, 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
- East Cambridge — 3.5 km
- Everett — 3.9 km
- East Somerville — 3.9 km
- Revere — 4.3 km
- Somerville — 5.1 km
- Point Shirley — 5.9 km
East Boston: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal coverage of East Boston comes to 12 codes.
The local zone in East Boston is America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
Sunrise for East Boston today is set at 7:17 AM, sunset at 5:41 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 23 min.
Nearby places that share East Boston's clock include East Cambridge and East Somerville.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for East Boston?
- Select America/New_York for East Boston; the offset is −4.
- Does the local time in East Boston change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in East Boston?
- Yes, it is 5:41 PM.