Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6131, -80.5629
- Elevation
- 215 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 498
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 357 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, West Virginia, United States
The current local time in Chester, West Virginia, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Chester, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Chester
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Chester keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 West Virginia
- Huntington 48 638
- Charleston 46 838
- Parkersburg 30 991
- Morgantown 30 708
- Wheeling 27 648
- Weirton Heights 19 450
Other places named Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester South Carolina, 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
- East Liverpool — 1.4 km
- Jethro — 3.0 km
- Glendale — 3.7 km
- Walkers — 4.7 km
- La Croft — 4.7 km
- Borough Of Glasgow — 5.8 km
Chester: clock, sun and surroundings
Today, Chester has first light at 7:36 AM and last light at 6:41 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 05 min.
Chester and nearby East Liverpool and Jethro are never an hour apart.
Postal codes assigned across Chester total 12.
The time zone assigned to Chester is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Chester be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Chester have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Chester: Yes.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Chester?
- It rises at 7:36 AM.