Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.5304, -96.6894
- Elevation
- 264 m above sea level
- Population
- 89
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1857 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, Texas, United States
The local time of Dorchester, Texas, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dorchester, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dorchester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dorchester.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:52 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 7:17 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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
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/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Sperry — 1.8 km
- Mormon Grove (historical) — 3.6 km
- Elm View — 5.8 km
- Howe — 7.0 km
- Hilton — 7.8 km
- Farmington — 8.0 km
Time and daylight in Dorchester
Dorchester takes in 8 postal codes.
The offset in Dorchester is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:34 AM above Dorchester and sets at 6:52 PM today. Daylight lasts about 11 h 18 min.
Nearby Sperry and Mormon Grove (historical) follow the same clock as Dorchester.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Dorchester?
- The value associated with Dorchester is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Dorchester at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Dorchester: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Dorchester?
- Expect it at 6:52 PM.