Kensington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.0257, -77.0764
- Elevation
- 87 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 330
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 15 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kensington, Maryland, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Kensington, Maryland, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Kensington, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Kensington
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Kensington keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:30 PM
Weather in Kensington right now
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Kensington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20891
- 20895
- 44427
- 56343
- 66951
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 Kensington
- Kensington New York, United States
- Kensington England, United Kingdom
- Kensington New South Wales, Australia
- Kensington Victoria, Australia
- Kensington Connecticut, 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
- Wheaton — 2.4 km
- Wickford — 3.0 km
- Wildwood Manor — 3.6 km
- Westboro — 4.2 km
- Wyngate — 4.3 km
- Colonial Village — 4.8 km
Time and daylight in Kensington
5 postal codes describe the layout of Kensington.
The time zone used in Kensington is America/New_York, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:45 AM in Kensington and goes down at 5:02 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 17 min.
Nearby Wheaton and Wickford need no separate clock from Kensington.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Kensington based on America/New_York?
- Yes, local time in Kensington is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Are the clocks in Kensington adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Kensington: No.
- When does daylight end in Kensington?
- Daylight ends at 5:02 PM.