Howard County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2507, -76.9312
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 41 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Howard County, Maryland, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Howard County, Maryland, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Howard County, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Howard County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Howard County keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Howard County right now
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Howard County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21150 Simpsonville — 1.8 km away
- 21041 Ellicott City — 1.8 km away
- 21029 Clarksville — 4.6 km away
- 21794 West Friendship — 5.6 km away
- 21036 Dayton — 6.0 km away
- 21044 Columbia — 6.1 km away
- 21042 Ellicott City — 6.5 km away
- 21737 Glenelg — 7.6 km away
- 21738 Glenwood — 7.9 km away
- 20777 Highland — 8.1 km away
- 21104 Marriottsville — 9.4 km away
- 21045 Columbia — 9.9 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
Other places named Howard County
- Howard County Arkansas, United States
- Howard County Iowa, United States
- Howard County Indiana, United States
- Howard County Missouri, United States
- Howard County 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
- Timberleigh — 2.0 km
- Woodmark — 2.6 km
- Sycamore Springs — 3.8 km
- Wynfield — 5.0 km
- Swansfield — 5.1 km
- West Friendship — 6.1 km
About the time in Howard County
Howard County marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Sunrise in Howard County is at 7:30 AM today, and sunset comes at 6:16 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 46 min.
Nothing changes on the clock between Howard County and neighbouring Timberleigh or Woodmark.
12 postal codes serve Howard County.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Howard County?
- Local time in Howard County is determined by America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Howard County?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Howard County today?
- Today it rises at 7:30 AM.