Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2935, -80.0548
- Elevation
- 325 m above sea level
- Population
- 25 432
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 319 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Virginia, United States
The present local time in Salem, Virginia, United States is given below, for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Salem, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Salem keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 1:07 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 7:10 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
- Burwell — 0.4 km
- Dropmore — 0.7 km
- Moneiro — 1.1 km
- Kerner — 1.1 km
- Hockman — 1.3 km
- Hill Subdivision — 1.9 km
Salem: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby places like Burwell and Dropmore are on Salem time.
Deliveries to Salem are sorted by 12 postal codes.
Salem runs on America/New_York, which sits UTC−4 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Salem at 7:30 AM, and the sun sets at 6:44 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 14 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Salem?
- The time zone designation for Salem is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Salem observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Salem: Yes.
- Which time marks sunset in Salem?
- 6:44 PM marks sunset.