Delaware in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.6502, -77.0002
- Elevation
- 7 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 250 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Delaware, Virginia, United States
Local time right now in Delaware, Virginia, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Delaware, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Delaware
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Delaware, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Delaware right now
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Delaware and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07833
- 43015
- 52036
- 72835
- 74027
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 Delaware
- Delaware Ohio, United States
- Delaware Ontario, Canada
- Delaware Oklahoma, United States
- Delaware Iowa, United States
- Delaware Pennsylvania, 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
- Delaware Park — 1.6 km
- Watkins Corner — 2.4 km
- Handsom — 2.8 km
- Drakes Corner — 4.3 km
- Isaac — 5.8 km
- Cypress Manor — 6.0 km
About the time in Delaware
For Delaware today, sunrise is 7:29 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 49 min.
For nearby Delaware Park and Watkins Corner, use the time shown for Delaware.
The number of postal codes covering Delaware is 5.
Delaware observes America/New_York time, currently expressed as UTC−4. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Delaware?
- The time zone of Delaware is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Delaware?
- Yes.
- When is the sun up in Delaware?
- The sun comes up at 7:29 AM.