Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.7318, -70.8200
- Elevation
- 10 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 661
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 614 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Massachusetts, United States
Read off the current local time in Rochester, Massachusetts, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−5).
Rochester, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rochester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Rochester.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:18 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 4:38 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 5:49 AM – 5:07 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
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Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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 Rochester
- Rochester New York, United States
- Rochester Minnesota, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, 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
- Camp Snipatuit — 5.7 km
- Marion — 5.9 km
- East Marion — 6.6 km
- Briarwood Beach — 6.6 km
- South Wareham — 7.4 km
- Howlands — 7.6 km
Rochester: clock, sun and surroundings
In Rochester, today's sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 4:38 PM. Light stays for 10 h 21 min.
Nearby settlements including Camp Snipatuit and Marion match the time in Rochester.
The postal breakdown of Rochester runs to 12 codes.
Rochester is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Rochester?
- Local time in Rochester is determined by America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Rochester use summer time?
- No.
- When does daylight end in Rochester?
- Daylight ends at 4:38 PM.