Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.6443, -78.5478
- Elevation
- 261 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 134 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Virginia, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Salem, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Salem keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:14 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in Salem right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- Whitehouse Landing — 1.2 km
- White House — 1.3 km
- Shenandoah Forest — 1.9 km
- Leaksville — 2.7 km
- Intersections — 3.1 km
- Hamburg — 3.3 km
Time and daylight in Salem
Sunrise reaches Salem at 6:44 AM, and the sun sets at 5:14 PM. Light lasts 10 h 30 min.
Salem, Whitehouse Landing and White House all run on one and the same time.
Addressing within Salem draws on 12 postal codes.
Salem is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Salem follow?
- Local time in Salem follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Salem?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Salem?
- Expect it at 6:44 AM.