Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9006, -78.6703
- Elevation
- 204 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 258
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 466 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, New York, United States
The local time in Lancaster, New York, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Lancaster, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lancaster, New York.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:06 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:23 AM – 5:36 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01523
- 03584
- 14086
- 17601
- 17602
- 17603
- 17604
- 17605
- 17606
- 17607
- 17608
- 17611
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 York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster England, United Kingdom
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, 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
- Depew — 1.8 km
- East Lancaster — 2.7 km
- Bowmansville — 4.4 km
- Bellevue — 5.2 km
- Blossom — 5.3 km
- Elma — 6.0 km
Local time details for Lancaster
The register holds 12 postal codes for Lancaster.
Local clocks in Lancaster follow the America/New_York zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
The sun rises today at 6:53 AM in Lancaster and sets at 5:06 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 14 min.
The clock in nearby Depew and East Lancaster follows Lancaster.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Lancaster?
- The time zone local to Lancaster is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Lancaster move for summer time?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Lancaster?
- 5:06 PM marks sunset.