Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.9231, -69.6728
- Elevation
- 106 m above sea level
- Population
- 881
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 905 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Maine, United States
Local time right now in Athens, Maine, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Athens, Maine.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:21 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 4:26 PM Daylight 10 h 05 min Night 13 h 55 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 4:57 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Maine
- Portland 66 881
- Lewiston 36 202
- Bangor 32 391
- West Scarborough 27 706
- South Portland 25 556
- South Portland Gardens 23 893
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Cass Corner — 3.0 km
- West Athens — 4.5 km
- Corson Corner — 6.1 km
- Rice Corner — 6.2 km
- Corsons Corner — 6.3 km
- Waltons Mill — 8.2 km
About the time in Athens
The postal breakdown of Athens runs to 12 codes.
Time in Athens is measured by America/New_York, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Today's schedule for Athens: sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 4:26 PM. That gives 10 h 05 min of daylight.
Nearby, Cass Corner and West Athens go by the same clock as Athens.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Athens?
- The time zone name for Athens is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Athens move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Athens?
- It sets at 4:26 PM.