Time in Boston, United States🇺🇸
The current local time in Boston, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/New_York time zone (UTC -04:00 · EDT).
Boston local time
05:25:06
Friday, 17 July 2026 EDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
42.36° N, 71.06° W
Population: 692,600
Time zone
IANA: America/New_York
UTC offset: -04:00 · EDT · Eastern Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
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