Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.1399, -80.3943
- Elevation
- 32 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 707 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
The time in Dorchester, South Carolina, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Dorchester, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Dorchester keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:48 AM Solar noon 12:07 PM Sunset 5:25 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:51 PM
Weather in Dorchester right now
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Dorchester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02121
- 02122
- 02125
- 08316
- 29437
- 52140
- 54425
- 68343
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 Dorchester
- Dorchester Massachusetts, United States
- Dorchester England, United Kingdom
- Dorchester Ontario, Canada
- Dorchester Maryland, United States
- Dorchester New Brunswick, Canada
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
- Lincoln Green — 3.4 km
- Inabinetts (historical) — 5.8 km
- Pregnall — 6.8 km
- Dorchester County — 6.8 km
- Pringletown — 8.2 km
- Ridgeville — 8.8 km
About the time in Dorchester
The sun rises at 6:48 AM, sets at 5:25 PM, and stays over Dorchester for 10 h 37 min. That is today's daylight.
The time given for Dorchester holds for nearby Lincoln Green and Inabinetts (historical) too.
Deliveries to Dorchester are sorted by 8 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Dorchester uses America/New_York, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Dorchester?
- The time zone designation for Dorchester is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Dorchester adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- At what hour does the sun set in Dorchester?
- At 5:25 PM.