South Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.6987, -78.9014
- Elevation
- 131 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 976
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 294 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in South Boston, Virginia, United States
The current local time in South Boston, Virginia, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−5).
South Boston, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in South Boston
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
South Boston keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 12:01 PM Sunset 5:14 PM Daylight 10 h 26 min Night 13 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in South Boston right now
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South Boston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24592
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 South Boston
- South Boston Massachusetts, United States
- South Boston Indiana, 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
- Riverdale — 1.3 km
- Fordland Estates — 3.9 km
- Five Forks — 4.3 km
- Oak Hill Estates — 4.3 km
- Centerville — 4.4 km
- Highland Hills — 4.7 km
About the time in South Boston
Travelling from South Boston to Riverdale or Fordland Estates does not change the hour.
Mail addressed to South Boston uses 1 postal code.
The clock in South Boston is set to America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
The sun rises at 6:47 AM above South Boston and sets at 5:14 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 26 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to South Boston?
- The time zone assigned to South Boston is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in South Boston?
- No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in South Boston.
- The sunset hour is 5:14 PM.