Richmond in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.0755, -79.8787
- Elevation
- 9 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 696 km away
- Same name
- 79 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richmond, South Carolina, United States
Watch the current local time in Richmond, South Carolina, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Richmond, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Richmond
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Richmond.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:25 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 21 min Night 12 h 39 min Civil twilight 7:01 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Richmond right now
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Richmond and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01254
- 04357
- 05477
- 23173
- 23218
- 23219
- 23220
- 23221
- 23222
- 23223
- 23224
- 23225
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 Richmond
- Richmond Virginia, United States
- Richmond British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond California, United States
- Richmond Indiana, United States
- Richmond Kentucky, 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
- Cedar Creek Landing — 2.5 km
- Hagan — 3.5 km
- Comingtee — 3.6 km
- Woodland — 4.9 km
- Childsbury — 5.7 km
- Cordesville — 6.3 km
Local time details for Richmond
Clocks in Richmond take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Daylight in Richmond starts at 7:25 AM and ends at 6:47 PM today. It lasts 11 h 21 min.
In Cedar Creek Landing and Hagan the clock agrees with Richmond.
The postal code count for Richmond is 12.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Richmond?
- The local time zone in Richmond is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Richmond stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Richmond: Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Richmond?
- The sun is setting at 6:47 PM.