Dorchester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.9418, -82.6435
- Elevation
- 614 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 538 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dorchester, Virginia, United States
The time in Dorchester, Virginia, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Dorchester, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dorchester, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:15 PM Sunset 5:34 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 6:01 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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
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/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
Dorchester: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone in force in Dorchester is America/New_York, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: No.
Today's schedule for Dorchester: sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 5:34 PM. That gives 10 h 37 min of daylight.
The hour in Dorchester is the hour in Dooley and Norton as well.
Mail delivery in Dorchester relies on 8 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Dorchester fall?
- Dorchester falls under America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Dorchester?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Dorchester?
- Today the sun sets at 5:34 PM.