Downtown DC in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8935, -77.0199
- Population
- 52 560
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1 km away
What time is it in Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States
See the local time in Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States right now, measured in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Downtown DC, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Downtown DC
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Downtown DC, District of Columbia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Downtown DC right now
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Downtown DC and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20565 Washington — 0.2 km away
- 20531 Washington — 0.2 km away
- 20049 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20436 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20546 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20412 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20442 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20576 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20548 Washington — 0.5 km away
- 20537 Washington — 0.5 km away
- 20535 Washington — 0.5 km away
- 20041 Washington — 0.5 km away
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 District of Columbia
- Washington 689 545
- Columbia Heights 38 000
- Mount Pleasant 35 842
- Central 14th Street / Spring Road 25 899
- Northwest One 23 386
- Dupont Circle 23 226
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
- Washington City — 0.8 km
- East Central — 1.0 km
- Southwest — 1.4 km
- Washington, D.C. — 1.4 km
- Thomas Circle — 1.6 km
- Truxton Circle — 1.9 km
Local time details for Downtown DC
The clock in nearby Washington City and East Central follows Downtown DC.
Addresses in Downtown DC fall under 12 postal codes.
Downtown DC works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Daylight in Downtown DC today runs from 7:19 AM to 6:30 PM. The stretch measures 11 h 11 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Downtown DC in?
- Downtown DC is in the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does Downtown DC take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Downtown DC: Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Downtown DC today?
- Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:30 PM.