Bristol in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.5965, -82.1885
- Population
- 26 666
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 520 km away
- Same name
- 40 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bristol, Virginia, United States
This page carries the current local time for Bristol, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Bristol, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Bristol
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Bristol keeps America/New_York time.
The sun today
Sunrise 07:04 Solar noon 13:29 Sunset 19:55 Daylight 12 h 51 min Night 11 h 09 min Civil twilight 06:37 – 20:21
Weather in Bristol right now
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Bristol and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02809
- 03222
- 04539
- 05443
- 06010
- 06011
- 19007
- 24201
- 24202
- 24203
- 24205
- 24209
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Bristol
- Bristol England, United Kingdom
- Bristol Connecticut, United States
- Bristol Tennessee, United States
- Bristol Rhode Island, United States
- Bristol Virginia, 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
- Bristol — 0.2 km
- Sugarville — 1.2 km
- Spring Garden — 1.7 km
- Kingtown — 2.0 km
- Malcolm — 3.1 km
- Haynesfield — 3.2 km
Local time details for Bristol
12 distinct postal codes apply to Bristol.
The zone that governs Bristol is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Daylight in Bristol starts at 07:04 and ends at 19:55 today. It lasts 12 h 51 min.
Neighbouring Bristol and Bristol sit in the same time as Bristol.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Bristol?
- The time zone local to Bristol is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Bristol?
- Yes.
- What time is first light in Bristol?
- The sun rises at 07:04.