Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.4979, -75.6777
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- Delaware
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 126 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Delaware, United States
This page answers what time it is in Columbia, Delaware, United States right now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Columbia, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbia
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Columbia, Delaware.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Delaware
- Wilmington 70 898
- Dover 39 403
- Newark 33 817
- Middletown 20 372
- Bear 19 371
- Brookside 14 353
Other places named Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Ralphs — 3.6 km
- Matyiko Manor — 3.7 km
- Santo Domingo — 4.2 km
- Sharptown — 6.2 km
- Hoagland Subdivision — 7.9 km
- Saint George — 8.1 km
Local time details for Columbia
Nearby places that share Columbia's clock include Ralphs and Matyiko Manor.
Columbia works with 12 postal codes.
The clock in Columbia is set to America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:14 AM in Columbia and down again at 6:25 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 11 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Columbia identified?
- The time zone for Columbia is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Columbia switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Columbia: Yes.
- What is the local sunset time in Columbia?
- Local sunset is 6:25 PM.