United States
Time now in Lancaster County
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 07:51Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
519,445
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
07:51
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
40.04, -76.25
Time difference from Lancaster County
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About the time in Lancaster County
Sunrise today lands at 06:24 and sunset at 07:51 local time, giving 13h 27m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.04, -76.25) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lancaster County.
Around 519,445 people live in Lancaster County, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Lancaster County runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lancaster County
- What time is it in Lancaster County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lancaster County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Lancaster County in?
- Lancaster County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Lancaster County change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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