California in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3004, -76.5074
- Elevation
- 30 m above sea level
- Population
- 11 857
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 81 km away
- Same name
- 181 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in California, Maryland, United States
The current local time in California, Maryland, United States — time zone America/New_York (−5) — is shown right here.
California, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in California
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
California keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in California right now
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California and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15419
- 20619
- 41007
- 65018
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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named California
- California Paraná, Brazil
- California Pennsylvania, United States
- California Missouri, United States
- California Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad And Tobago
- California Durango, Mexico
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
- Maryland Manor — 0.9 km
- Town Creek Manor — 1.5 km
- Wildewood — 2.1 km
- Mill Cove Manor — 2.1 km
- Middle Earth — 2.8 km
- Discovery — 4.3 km
Time and daylight in California
California is covered by 4 postal codes.
Clocks in California follow America/New_York, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
Today in California the sun appears at 6:41 AM and sets again at 5:01 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 20 min.
Close to California, the towns of Maryland Manor and Town Creek Manor show the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in California based on?
- The clock in California is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in California go back at any point?
- No.
- When does light leave California?
- Light leaves at 5:01 PM.