Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.7699, -76.4663
- Elevation
- 24 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 135 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
See what time it currently is in Lancaster, Virginia, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−5).
Lancaster, United States
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Lancaster keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 4:57 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01523
- 03584
- 14086
- 17601
- 17602
- 17603
- 17604
- 17605
- 17606
- 17607
- 17608
- 17611
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 Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster England, United Kingdom
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, 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
- Richtown — 1.8 km
- Milestone — 1.8 km
- Brook Vale — 4.2 km
- Lively — 4.2 km
- Alfonso — 5.7 km
- Regina — 5.7 km
Time and daylight in Lancaster
Postal codes assigned across Lancaster total 12.
The time zone here in Lancaster is America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? No.
Lancaster gets its sunrise at 6:46 AM and its sunset at 4:57 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 10 h 11 min.
Neighbours of Lancaster such as Milestone and Richtown share its clock.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Lancaster?
- The time zone setting that matches Lancaster is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Lancaster?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in Lancaster?
- It appears at 6:46 AM.