Time Zones in Delaware
Delaware uses Eastern Time.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | UTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
- Official code
- 10
- Representative coordinates
- 38.998566, -75.441644
- Resident population, July 2025
- 1,059,952
- Land area
- 5,046.708 km²
- Water area
- 1,399.203 km²
- State
- Delaware
The representative point identifies this area. It is not a street address or a boundary survey.
Counties and equivalents
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
Cities, towns and communities
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Arden village, DE
- Ardencroft village, DE
- Ardentown village, DE
- Bear CDP, DE
- Bellefonte town, DE
- Bethany Beach town, DE
- Bethel town, DE
- Blades town, DE
- Bowers town, DE
- Bridgeville town, DE
- Brookside CDP, DE
- Camden town, DE
- Cheswold town, DE
- Claymont CDP, DE
- Clayton town, DE
- Dagsboro town, DE
- Delaware City city, DE
- Delmar town, DE
- Dewey Beach town, DE
- Dover city, DE
- Dover Base Housing CDP, DE
- Edgemoor CDP, DE
- Ellendale town, DE
- Elsmere town, DE
- Farmington town, DE
- Felton town, DE
- Fenwick Island town, DE
- Frankford town, DE
- Frederica town, DE
- Georgetown town, DE
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