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
The time in Washington City, District of Columbia, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Washington City, United States
Thursday, 15 October 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 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Washington City right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
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
The postal system lists 12 codes for Washington City.
The time zone in effect for Washington City is America/New_York, at UTC−4. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Washington City sees the sun rise at 7:18 AM and set at 6:31 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 13 min.
If you are looking near Washington City, both East Central and Truxton Circle keep the same time.
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?
- 7:18 AM marks sunrise.