Dorchester Junction in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.9282, -82.6541
- Elevation
- 632 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 539 km away
What time is it in Dorchester Junction, Virginia, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Dorchester Junction, Virginia, United States — the America/New_York zone applies there (−5).
Dorchester Junction, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dorchester Junction
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dorchester Junction, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 5:27 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 5:54 PM
Weather in Dorchester Junction right now
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Dorchester Junction and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24273 Norton — 2.8 km away
- 24293 Wise — 7.4 km away
- 24246 East Stone Gap — 10.4 km away
- 24219 Big Stone Gap — 12.4 km away
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
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
- Dooley — 0.3 km
- Josephine — 1.0 km
- Dorchester — 1.8 km
- Norton — 2.3 km
- Blackwood — 3.5 km
- Needmore — 3.8 km
Time and daylight in Dorchester Junction
Time zone for Dorchester Junction: America/New_York, running at UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
The sun rises over Dorchester Junction today at 7:05 AM and slips away at 5:27 PM. That leaves 10 h 22 min of daylight.
Set your clock for Dorchester Junction and it will also be right in Dooley and Josephine.
4 postal codes are listed for Dorchester Junction.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Dorchester Junction?
- Choose America/New_York for Dorchester Junction, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Dorchester Junction?
- Daylight saving in Dorchester Junction: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Dorchester Junction?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:05 AM.