Colchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.6687, -77.2342
- Elevation
- 20 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 30 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Colchester, Virginia, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Colchester, Virginia, United States, which uses America/New_York (−4).
Colchester, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Colchester
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Colchester, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Colchester right now
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Colchester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05439
- 05446
- 05449
- 06415
- 62326
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 Colchester
- Colchester England, United Kingdom
- Colchester Vermont, United States
- Colchester Connecticut, United States
- Colchester Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Colchester Ontario, Canada
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
- Agnewville — 4.5 km
- Birchdale — 7.4 km
- Accotink — 7.9 km
- Barksdale — 8.2 km
- Riverview Village — 9.2 km
- Perry Wright — 10.7 km
About the time in Colchester
The hour in Colchester is the hour in Agnewville and Birchdale as well.
Postal codes valid in Colchester number 5.
The zone name for Colchester is America/New_York and the offset is UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise at Colchester today happens at 7:20 AM, sunset at 6:31 PM. The two are 11 h 11 min apart.
Questions and answers
- Can Colchester's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Colchester's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Colchester have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Colchester: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Colchester?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:31 PM.