Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.3093, -76.4750
- Population
- 39 262
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 67 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Maryland, United States
Learn the current time in Essex, Maryland, United States, a place in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Essex, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Essex
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Essex keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Essex
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
- Essex Illinois, United States
- Essex Missouri, 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
- Urbanwood — 0.8 km
- Victory Villa — 3.9 km
- Wampler Village — 4.5 km
- Pawner — 4.7 km
- Van Dyke Manor — 5.8 km
- Wildwood Beach — 7.6 km
Local time details for Essex
Postal numbering in Essex covers 10 codes.
Essex reads its time from America/New_York, placed at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
The sun will rise at 6:44 AM and set at 4:58 PM in Essex today. Daylight amounts to 10 h 14 min.
You will find the same time in Urbanwood and Victory Villa, both near Essex.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Essex?
- America/New_York corresponds to Essex and has an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Essex?
- No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Essex?
- The hour is 6:44 AM.