Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7049, -81.2143
- Elevation
- 163 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 486
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 596 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, South Carolina, United States
See what time it currently is in Chester, South Carolina, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−5).
Chester, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Chester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Chester.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:53 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 South Carolina
- Columbia 142 416
- Charleston 132 609
- North Charleston 108 304
- Mount Pleasant 81 317
- Rock Hill 71 548
- Greenville 64 579
Other places named Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester New Hampshire, 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
- Brooklyn — 0.7 km
- Rolling Hills Estates — 1.7 km
- York Terrace — 2.0 km
- Eureka Mills — 2.2 km
- Carlisle Roddey Government Building — 2.2 km
- Eureka Mill — 2.4 km
About the time in Chester
The clock does not change between Chester, Brooklyn and Rolling Hills Estates.
The postal system lists 12 codes for Chester.
Local clocks in Chester answer to America/New_York, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
First light in Chester comes at 6:53 AM today; darkness returns after 5:26 PM. The day gives 10 h 33 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Chester based on?
- The clock in Chester is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Chester run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Chester: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Chester?
- Expect it at 5:26 PM.