Dawson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4776, -78.9436
- Elevation
- 234 m above sea level
- Population
- 103
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 177 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dawson, Maryland, United States
This page keeps the current time in Dawson, Maryland, United States, according to the America/New_York zone (−5).
Dawson, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Dawson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Dawson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:14 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in Dawson right now
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Dawson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15428
- 35963
- 39842
- 50066
- 56232
- 58428
- 62520
- 68337
- 76639
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 Dawson
- Dawson Georgia, United States
- Dawson Minnesota, United States
- Dawson Texas, United States
- Dawson Illinois, United States
- Dawson 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
- Gerstell — 1.1 km
- Danville — 3.4 km
- Mccoole — 4.2 km
- Keyser — 4.8 km
- Limestone — 5.7 km
- Mineral County — 7.0 km
Local time details for Dawson
For nearby Gerstell and Danville, use the time shown for Dawson.
9 postal codes describe the layout of Dawson.
Dawson belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: No.
For Dawson today, sunrise is 6:47 AM and sunset is 5:14 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 27 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Dawson labeled?
- The time zone for Dawson is labeled America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Dawson changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- What hour brings sunset in Dawson?
- The hour is 5:14 PM.