South Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.6293, -70.7689
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 671 km away
What time is it in South Essex, Massachusetts, United States
The reading below is the local time in South Essex, Massachusetts, United States, taken from the America/New_York zone (−4).
South Essex, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in South Essex
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in South Essex, Massachusetts.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 11 h 00 min Night 13 h 00 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in South Essex right now
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South Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929 Essex — 1.1 km away
- 01944 Manchester — 5.5 km away
- 01982 South Hamilton — 7.2 km away
- 01930 Gloucester — 8.0 km away
- 01938 Ipswich — 8.7 km away
- 01931 Gloucester — 8.9 km away
- 01936 Hamilton — 9.0 km away
- 01961 Peabody — 9.0 km away
- 01971 Salem — 9.0 km away
- 01965 Prides Crossing — 9.2 km away
- 01984 Wenham — 9.5 km away
- 01915 Beverly — 11.6 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
- Essex — 1.2 km
- Essex Falls — 1.9 km
- West Gloucester — 5.1 km
- Manchester-By-The-Sea — 5.7 km
- Hamilton — 6.1 km
- Kettle Cove Village — 6.4 km
About the time in South Essex
Addressing within South Essex draws on 12 postal codes.
South Essex lies in the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
South Essex greets the sun at 6:59 AM and loses it at 6:00 PM today. Daylight runs to 11 h 00 min.
Essex and Essex Falls sit close to South Essex and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in South Essex?
- The local time zone in South Essex is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time apply in South Essex?
- Yes.
- When does the sun go down in South Essex?
- Sunset in South Essex is at 6:00 PM.