Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5173, -78.0789
- Elevation
- 163 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 100 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Virginia, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Salem, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 10 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 6:50 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:05 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:33 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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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
- Norman — 1.3 km
- Village At Griffinsburg — 1.7 km
- Griffinsburg — 1.8 km
- Cardova — 3.9 km
- Fields At Griffinsburg — 4.0 km
- Pelham Manor — 4.2 km
Local time details for Salem
Daylight arrives in Salem at 6:50 AM and departs at 5:05 PM. It lasts 10 h 15 min today.
Close to Salem, the towns of Norman and Village At Griffinsburg show the same time.
Postal codes valid in Salem number 12.
Salem holds to America/New_York time, which equals UTC−5. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Salem?
- Salem is in America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Salem have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Salem: No.
- What time is sunrise in Salem?
- It is 6:50 AM.