Gateway in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9209, -76.9636
- Elevation
- 22 m above sea level
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 7 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gateway, District of Columbia, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Gateway, District of Columbia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Gateway, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Gateway
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gateway.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Gateway right now
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Gateway and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 72733
- 81522
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
- Downtown DC 52 560
- Columbia Heights 38 000
- Mount Pleasant 35 842
- Central 14th Street / Spring Road 25 899
- Northwest One 23 386
Other places named Gateway
- Gateway Florida, United States
- Gateway Alaska, United States
- Gateway Arkansas, United States
- Gateway British Columbia, Canada
- Gateway Texas, United States
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
- Fort Lincoln New Town — 0.6 km
- Langdon — 0.9 km
- Brentwood Village — 1.8 km
- Ivy City — 2.1 km
- Brookland — 2.2 km
- Trinidad — 2.5 km
Gateway: clock, sun and surroundings
The clock does not change between Gateway, Fort Lincoln New Town and Langdon.
Mail delivery in Gateway relies on 2 postal codes.
Gateway holds to America/New_York time, which equals UTC−5. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Gateway sees first light at 6:45 AM today and the sun sets at 5:01 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 16 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Gateway?
- The time zone used in Gateway is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Gateway?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Gateway?
- It sets at 5:01 PM.