Hershey in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2859, -76.6503
- Elevation
- 129 m above sea level
- Population
- 14 257
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 158 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
The page gives the present local time in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, whose time zone is America/New_York (−4).
Hershey, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Hershey
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Hershey keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:05 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:34 PM
Weather in Hershey right now
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Hershey and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 17033
- 69143
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 Hershey
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
- Spring Creek Manor — 0.7 km
- Swatara — 1.7 km
- Union Deposit — 2.7 km
- Hummelstown — 5.4 km
- Waltonville — 5.7 km
- Borough Of Hummelstown — 5.8 km
Hershey: clock, sun and surroundings
The same hours are kept in Hershey and in nearby Spring Creek Manor and Swatara.
Hershey accounts for 2 postal codes.
The time zone used in Hershey is America/New_York, set at UTC−4. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
First light in Hershey comes at 6:37 AM today; darkness returns after 5:05 PM. The day gives 10 h 28 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Does Hershey use the America/New_York time zone?
- Yes, Hershey uses America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Hershey?
- Daylight saving time in Hershey: Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Hershey?
- The sun rises in Hershey at 6:37 AM.