Potomac City (historical) in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8598, -76.9983
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5 km away
What time is it in Potomac City (historical), District of Columbia, United States
The time now in Potomac City (historical), District of Columbia, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Potomac City (historical), United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Potomac City (historical)
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Potomac City (historical) keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:55 PM
Weather in Potomac City (historical) right now
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Potomac City (historical) and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20319 Washington — 1.8 km away
- 20020 Washington — 2.1 km away
- 20024 Washington — 2.4 km away
- 20460 Washington — 2.6 km away
- 20003 Washington — 2.7 km away
- 20242 Washington — 2.8 km away
- 20032 Washington — 2.9 km away
- 20557 Washington — 3.1 km away
- 20559 Washington — 3.1 km away
- 20540 Washington — 3.1 km away
- 20541 Washington — 3.1 km away
- 20594 Washington — 3.3 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
- Downtown DC 52 560
- Columbia Heights 38 000
- Mount Pleasant 35 842
- Central 14th Street / Spring Road 25 899
- Northwest One 23 386
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
- Barry Farms — 0.7 km
- Anacostia — 1.5 km
- Buena Vista — 1.7 km
- Fairlawn — 2.1 km
- Douglass Dwellings — 2.2 km
- Giesboro — 2.3 km
Time and daylight in Potomac City (historical)
Addresses in Potomac City (historical) fall under 12 postal codes.
Potomac City (historical) keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−4, with daylight saving time Yes.
Potomac City (historical) gets its sunrise at 7:20 AM and its sunset at 6:28 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 11 h 08 min.
Potomac City (historical) shares its time with neighbouring Barry Farms and Anacostia.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Potomac City (historical)?
- Yes, Potomac City (historical) uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Potomac City (historical)?
- Daylight saving time in Potomac City (historical): Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Potomac City (historical)?
- 7:20 AM.