Dorset in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.2548, -73.0987
- Elevation
- 292 m above sea level
- Population
- 249
- Region
- Vermont
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 586 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorset, Vermont, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Dorset, Vermont, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Dorset, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorset
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Dorset keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 11 h 04 min Night 12 h 56 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Dorset right now
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Dorset and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05251
- 44032
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 Vermont
- Burlington 42 452
- South Burlington 18 791
- Colchester 16 986
- Rutland 15 824
- Essex Junction 10 111
- Hartford 9 779
Other places named Dorset
- Dorset Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dorset Ontario, Canada
- Dorset Virginia, United States
- Dorset Minnesota, United States
- Dorset Ohio, 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
- East Rupert — 3.0 km
- South Dorset — 4.1 km
- North Rupert — 6.3 km
- Freedleyville — 7.4 km
- East Dorset — 7.4 km
- Beartown — 7.6 km
About the time in Dorset
In Dorset, today's sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 6:11 PM. Light stays for 11 h 04 min.
The hour in Dorset is the hour in East Rupert and South Dorset as well.
Dorset contains 2 postal codes.
Local time in Dorset comes from the America/New_York zone, UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Dorset?
- America/New_York corresponds to Dorset and has an offset of −4.
- Does Dorset adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Dorset?
- It disappears at 6:11 PM.