Dorchester County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.0795, -80.4056
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 714 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
This page carries the current local time for Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Dorchester County, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:27 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:50 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 7:15 PM
Weather in Dorchester County right now
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Dorchester County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29437 Dorchester — 5.0 km away
- 29472 Ridgeville — 9.6 km away
- 29435 Cottageville — 14.8 km away
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 County
- Dorchester County Maryland, 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
- Holly Ridge — 4.8 km
- Mas Old Field Landing — 5.0 km
- Givhans — 9.9 km
- Norman Landing — 10.6 km
- Prices Landing — 11.4 km
- Metz Store (historical) — 12.5 km
About the time in Dorchester County
Dorchester County accounts for 3 postal codes.
Dorchester County keeps the America/New_York zone, which is UTC−4. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:27 AM in Dorchester County and goes down at 6:50 PM. Daylight measures 11 h 23 min.
In Holly Ridge and Mas Old Field Landing the clock agrees with Dorchester County.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Dorchester County?
- Select America/New_York for Dorchester County; the offset is −4.
- Is summer time in effect in Dorchester County at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Dorchester County: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Dorchester County?
- At 7:27 AM.