Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.5195, -70.8967
- Population
- 42 869
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 656 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Right now in Salem, Massachusetts, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Salem, United States
Friday, 23 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 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 6:20 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 Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Other places named Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Virginia, 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
- South Salem — 1.0 km
- North Salem — 1.0 km
- Peabody — 2.8 km
- Salem Neck — 2.8 km
- Rial Side — 3.4 km
- South Peabody — 4.5 km
Local time details for Salem
12 postal codes divide Salem.
Salem sits in the America/New_York time zone, which runs at UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:07 AM in Salem and goes down at 5:51 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 44 min.
The time in Salem is also the time in nearby North Salem and South Salem.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Salem based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Salem is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time used in Salem?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Salem?
- Expect it at 7:07 AM.