Franklin Heights in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3271, -75.2299
- Elevation
- 11 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 169 km away
What time is it in Franklin Heights, Maryland, United States
Watch the current local time in Franklin Heights, Maryland, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Franklin Heights, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin Heights
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Franklin Heights keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 4:56 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 5:24 PM
Weather in Franklin Heights right now
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Franklin Heights and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21811 Berlin — 4.4 km away
- 21862 Showell — 8.2 km away
- 21841 Newark — 10.1 km away
- 21872 Whaleyville — 10.5 km away
- 21813 Bishopville — 12.0 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
- Berlin — 1.2 km
- Briddletown — 3.2 km
- Ironshire — 4.8 km
- Saint Martin — 5.2 km
- Taylorville — 6.4 km
- Timmonstown — 6.6 km
Local time details for Franklin Heights
Sunrise time for Franklin Heights today is 6:36 AM; sunset time is 4:56 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 20 min.
Neighbouring Berlin and Briddletown keep the same hours as Franklin Heights.
Postal codes assigned across Franklin Heights total 5.
Franklin Heights tells time by America/New_York, an offset of UTC−5. Clock shift for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Franklin Heights based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Franklin Heights is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Franklin Heights?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Franklin Heights?
- 4:56 PM marks sunset.