Dorset in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7023, -75.8760
- Elevation
- 225 m above sea level
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 224 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorset, Pennsylvania, United States
This page answers what time it is in Dorset, Pennsylvania, United States right now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Dorset, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorset
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dorset.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 12:48 PM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 7:03 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Dorset right now
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Dorset and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05251
- 44032
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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Dorset
- Dorset Vermont, United States
- Dorset Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dorset Ontario, Canada
- Dorset Minnesota, United States
- Dorset Ohio, 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
- Snyders — 2.4 km
- Kepner — 3.7 km
- Slateville — 4.3 km
- Mantz — 5.1 km
- Steinsville — 5.3 km
- Chain — 7.0 km
About the time in Dorset
Dorset carries 2 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Dorset is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
In Dorset, first light arrives at 7:31 AM and the sun goes down at 6:05 PM. The day holds 10 h 34 min of light.
Nearby Snyders and Kepner need no separate clock from Dorset.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Dorset?
- The entry corresponding to Dorset is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Dorset?
- Daylight saving time in Dorset: Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Dorset?
- The sun rises in Dorset at 7:31 AM.