University Heights in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9398, -76.9936
- Elevation
- 40 m above sea level
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 6 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in University Heights, District of Columbia, United States
Below is the local time in University Heights, District of Columbia, United States, kept in the America/New_York zone (−4).
University Heights, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in University Heights
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
University Heights 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 University Heights right now
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University Heights and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20017 Washington — 0.3 km away
- 20064 Washington — 0.8 km away
- 20317 Washington — 1.7 km away
- 20018 Washington — 2.0 km away
- 20712 Mount Rainier — 2.5 km away
- 20376 Washington Navy Yard — 2.6 km away
- 20011 Washington — 2.7 km away
- 20542 Washington — 3.0 km away
- 20060 Washington — 3.4 km away
- 20010 Washington — 3.4 km away
- 20722 Brentwood — 3.5 km away
- 20001 Washington — 3.7 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
Other places named University Heights
- University Heights Saskatchewan, Canada
- University Heights New York, United States
- University Heights Ohio, United States
- University Heights Alberta, Canada
- University Heights Iowa, 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
- Varnum — 1.1 km
- Brookland — 1.1 km
- Terra Cotta — 1.6 km
- Chillum Station — 2.0 km
- Edgewood — 2.0 km
- Brentwood Village — 2.2 km
Local time details for University Heights
University Heights falls within America/New_York, which places it UTC−4 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun rises over University Heights today at 7:20 AM and slips away at 6:28 PM. That leaves 11 h 08 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby Brookland and Varnum follows University Heights.
University Heights is served by a set of 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Where does University Heights fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, University Heights falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does University Heights keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in University Heights: Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in University Heights?
- Sunrise is at 7:20 AM and sunset at 6:28 PM.