Fort Ritchie in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.7022, -77.5022
- Elevation
- 415 m above sea level
- Population
- 314
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 98 km away
What time is it in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, United States
On this page the local time of Fort Ritchie, Maryland, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Fort Ritchie, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Fort Ritchie
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Fort Ritchie keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:48 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Fort Ritchie right now
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Fort Ritchie and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21719 Cascade — 0.9 km away
- 21780 Sabillasville — 3.5 km away
- 17250 Rouzerville — 4.3 km away
- 17214 Blue Ridge Summit — 5.0 km away
- 21783 Smithsburg — 8.5 km away
- 17268 Waynesboro — 8.8 km away
- 21720 Cavetown — 9.3 km away
- 17247 Quincy — 12.7 km away
- 21788 Thurmont — 13.5 km away
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
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
- Cascade — 1.5 km
- Sabillasville — 3.9 km
- Ringgold — 5.6 km
- Smithsburg — 8.0 km
- Rocky Forge — 9.0 km
- Lost Valley — 9.4 km
Fort Ritchie: clock, sun and surroundings
Fort Ritchie adheres to America/New_York, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
In Fort Ritchie, today's sun rises at 6:48 AM and sets at 5:02 PM. Light stays for 10 h 15 min.
Nearby places like Cascade and Sabillasville are on Fort Ritchie time.
A total of 9 postal codes belong to Fort Ritchie.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Fort Ritchie labeled?
- The time zone for Fort Ritchie is labeled America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Fort Ritchie?
- Daylight saving time in Fort Ritchie: No.
- What is the local sunrise time in Fort Ritchie?
- Local sunrise is 6:48 AM.