Washington City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9001, -77.0164
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2 km away
What time is it in Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
Find out what time it is now in Washington City, District of Columbia, United States — the local clock runs on America/New_York (−4).
Washington City, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Washington City
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Washington City, District of Columbia.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:41 Solar noon 13:08 Sunset 19:36 Daylight 12 h 55 min Night 11 h 05 min Civil twilight 06:14 – 20:03
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Washington City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20536 Washington — 0.1 km away
- 20548 Washington — 0.2 km away
- 20529 Washington — 0.4 km away
- 20055 Washington — 0.4 km away
- 20442 Washington — 0.5 km away
- 20208 Washington — 0.6 km away
- 20049 Washington — 0.6 km away
- 20436 Washington — 0.6 km away
- 20212 Washington — 0.8 km away
- 20211 Washington — 0.8 km away
- 20035 Washington — 0.8 km away
- 20039 Washington — 0.8 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
- East Central — 0.4 km
- Truxton Circle — 1.1 km
- Thomas Circle — 1.3 km
- Shaw — 1.4 km
- Eckington — 1.5 km
- Westminster — 1.7 km
Local time details for Washington City
Delivery zones in Washington City are marked by 12 postal codes.
The time zone in effect for Washington City is America/New_York, at UTC−4. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Today Washington City gets sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 19:36. That leaves 12 h 55 min of daylight.
Look nearby and you will see Mount Vernon Triangle and Washington on the same clock as Washington City.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Washington City based on?
- The clock in Washington City is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do people in Washington City set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Washington City: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Washington City?
- 06:41 marks sunrise.