Compton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.4512, -77.1144
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 50 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Compton, Maryland, United States
Below is the local time in Compton, Maryland, United States, kept in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Compton, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Compton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Compton keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:15 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Compton right now
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Compton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20627
- 61318
- 72624
- 90220
- 90221
- 90222
- 90223
- 90224
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 Compton
- Compton California, United States
- Compton England, United Kingdom
- Compton England, United Kingdom
- Compton England, United Kingdom
- Compton South Australia, Australia
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
- Ironsides — 6.0 km
- Brentland — 6.6 km
- Marshope — 7.2 km
- Mcconchie — 7.4 km
- Riverside — 7.6 km
- Penn Manor — 7.8 km
Time and daylight in Compton
Time in Compton runs on America/New_York, which is UTC−5. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
First light in Compton comes at 6:42 AM today; darkness returns after 5:04 PM. The day gives 10 h 22 min of light.
Close by, Ironsides and Brentland keep time with Compton.
Postal numbering in Compton covers 8 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Compton?
- The clock in Compton follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Compton changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- Sunrise in Compton is at what time?
- At 6:42 AM.