Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8309, -81.5235
- Elevation
- 313 m above sea level
- Region
- Ohio
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 399 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Ohio, United States
Read off the current local time in Rochester, Ohio, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−4).
Rochester, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Rochester
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Rochester.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:26 AM – 6:56 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 Ohio
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
- Ava — 4.4 km
- Coal Ridge — 5.0 km
- Belle Valley — 5.3 km
- Sarahsville — 5.4 km
- Glenwood — 5.9 km
- Hiramsburg — 6.7 km
About the time in Rochester
Nearby settlements including Ava and Coal Ridge match the time in Rochester.
12 postal codes are in use across Rochester.
The time zone used in Rochester is America/New_York, set at UTC−4. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Rochester at 7:54 AM and sets at 6:28 PM. That is 10 h 35 min of daylight in all.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Rochester?
- The time zone for Rochester is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Rochester keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Rochester: Yes.
- When does evening light leave Rochester?
- At 6:28 PM.