Rockaway in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.8515, -78.2639
- Elevation
- 81 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 158 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rockaway, Virginia, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Rockaway, Virginia, United States, which uses America/New_York (−5).
Rockaway, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rockaway
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Rockaway, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:10 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Rockaway right now
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Rockaway and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07866
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 Rockaway
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
- Palmyra — 1.1 km
- Fluvanna County — 1.6 km
- Carysbrook — 4.7 km
- Wilmington — 5.5 km
- Cunningham — 5.5 km
- Crafton — 8.0 km
Local time details for Rockaway
Rockaway is mapped by 1 postal code.
Rockaway sits in the America/New_York time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Today in Rockaway the sun appears at 6:46 AM and sets again at 5:10 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 24 min.
If you are looking near Rockaway, both Palmyra and Fluvanna County keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Rockaway?
- The time zone used in Rockaway is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Rockaway?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Rockaway?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:46 AM.