Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2404, -76.8394
- Population
- 99 615
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 42 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Maryland, United States
This page shows the time of day in Columbia, Maryland, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Columbia keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
- Glen Burnie 67 639
Other places named Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
- Columbia Pennsylvania, 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
- Dorseys Search — 1.1 km
- Talbott Springs — 3.2 km
- Valley Meade — 4.9 km
- Woodleigh — 5.0 km
- Swansfield — 5.2 km
- Turf Valley Overlook — 5.7 km
Columbia: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's daylight in Columbia begins at 6:41 AM and finishes at 5:04 PM. The total is 10 h 23 min.
Time in Dorseys Search and Talbott Springs, both close to Columbia, runs the same.
12 postal codes cover the territory of Columbia.
Columbia runs on America/New_York, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Columbia?
- The correct time zone for Columbia is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Columbia affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- What time does the day start in Columbia?
- The sun rises at 6:41 AM.