Erie in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1292, -80.0851
- Population
- 99 475
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 442 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
This page shows the time of day in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Erie, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Erie
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:37 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 7:04 PM
Weather in Erie right now
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Erie and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16501
- 16502
- 16503
- 16504
- 16505
- 16506
- 16507
- 16508
- 16509
- 16510
- 16511
- 16512
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
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
- Bethlehem 74 892
Other places named Erie
- Erie Colorado, United States
- Erie Illinois, United States
- Erie Kansas, United States
- Erie North Dakota, United States
- Erie West Virginia, 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
- Erie County — 1.7 km
- Dock Junction — 3.8 km
- Glenwood — 4.4 km
- Erie Heights — 5.3 km
- Chestnut Hill — 5.4 km
- Highland Park — 5.6 km
About the time in Erie
The clock does not change between Erie, Erie County and Dock Junction.
The full list of postal codes for Erie runs to 12.
People in Erie keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−4. Seasonal time change: Yes.
The sun climbs above Erie at 7:37 AM and dips below at 6:36 PM. Between them sit 10 h 59 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Can Erie's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Erie's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are the clocks in Erie adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Erie: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Erie?
- The sun sets in Erie at 6:36 PM.