Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2729, -74.9768
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 183 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, New Jersey, United States
The current local time in Dorchester, New Jersey, United States — time zone America/New_York (−5) — is shown right here.
Dorchester, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Dorchester keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Dorchester right now
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Dorchester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02121
- 02122
- 02125
- 08316
- 29437
- 52140
- 54425
- 68343
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 New Jersey
Other places named Dorchester
- Dorchester Massachusetts, United States
- Dorchester England, United Kingdom
- Dorchester Ontario, Canada
- Dorchester Maryland, United States
- Dorchester 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
- Leesburg — 2.0 km
- Mauricetown — 2.0 km
- Bricksboro — 3.3 km
- Haleyville — 3.9 km
- North Port Norris — 4.3 km
- Port Elizabeth — 4.5 km
Time and daylight in Dorchester
People in Dorchester keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:35 AM in Dorchester and goes down at 4:54 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 19 min.
The clock reading for Dorchester covers nearby Leesburg and Mauricetown as well.
Dorchester works with 8 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Dorchester?
- The time zone label used for Dorchester is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dorchester use summer time?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Dorchester?
- It is 4:54 PM.