Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.5100, -84.8770
- Population
- 206 922
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1002 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Georgia, United States
On this page the local time of Columbus, Georgia, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Columbus, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbus
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Columbus, Georgia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:26 PM Sunset 7:07 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 7:32 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Georgia
- Atlanta 510 823
- Savannah 147 780
- Athens 127 315
- South Fulton 107 436
- Sandy Springs 105 330
- Roswell 94 501
Other places named Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, United States
- Columbus New Jersey, 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
- Forest Park — 3.6 km
- Wesley Heights — 3.8 km
- Allison Estates — 4.1 km
- Franklin Acres — 4.1 km
- Brookridge — 4.3 km
- Valley Hills — 4.4 km
Time and daylight in Columbus
Around Columbus, places such as Forest Park and Wesley Heights use the same time.
12 postal codes describe the layout of Columbus.
Columbus is on America/New_York time, which corresponds to UTC−4. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Today's daylight in Columbus begins at 7:45 AM and finishes at 7:07 PM. The total is 11 h 22 min.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Columbus?
- Yes, Columbus uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Do people in Columbus set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Columbus: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Columbus?
- Today the sun sets at 7:07 PM.