Crofton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.7793, -76.0480
- Elevation
- 20 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 87 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Crofton, Maryland, United States
Check the current local time in Crofton, Maryland, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Crofton, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Crofton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Crofton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:27 PM
Weather in Crofton right now
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Crofton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21114
- 42217
- 68730
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 Crofton
- Crofton Maryland, United States
- Crofton England, United Kingdom
- Crofton British Columbia, Canada
- Crofton Kentucky, United States
- Crofton Nebraska, 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
- Chilcutt — 0.9 km
- Swan Haven — 1.7 km
- Walkertown — 1.7 km
- West Galloway — 2.4 km
- Easton — 2.5 km
- Beechwood — 3.8 km
Time and daylight in Crofton
For Crofton the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Crofton sees the sun rise at 6:39 AM and set at 4:59 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 21 min.
Same time, different place: Chilcutt and Swan Haven near Crofton.
Mail addressed to Crofton uses 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Crofton?
- In Crofton, the applicable time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Crofton include a summer time period?
- No.
- What is the sunrise time for Crofton?
- 6:39 AM.