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
This page shows the current local time in Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Downtown DC, United States
Friday, 4 September 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 06:41 Solar noon 13:09 Sunset 19:36 Daylight 12 h 55 min Night 11 h 05 min Civil twilight 06:14 – 20:03
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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 day begins at Downtown DC with sunrise at 06:41 and ends with sunset at 19:36. Daylight totals 12 h 55 min.
Nearby settlements including Mount Vernon Triangle and Washington match the time in Downtown DC.
Postal areas within Downtown DC come to 12.
Downtown DC works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
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 06:41, sunset 19:36.