Lanham in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9688, -76.8634
- Elevation
- 43 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 157
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 17 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lanham, Maryland, United States
Get the current local time in Lanham, Maryland, United States, a location in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Lanham, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Lanham
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Lanham.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 7:01 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Lanham right now
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Lanham and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20703
- 20706
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 Lanham
- Lanham Mississippi, United States
- Lanham Nebraska, United States
- Lanham Texas, United States
- Lanham West Virginia, 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
- Wildercroft — 2.7 km
- Vista Raceway — 3.5 km
- West Riverdale — 6.9 km
- Tuxedo — 7.2 km
- Woodmore — 7.4 km
- Tuxedo Colony — 7.5 km
About the time in Lanham
Time in Wildercroft and Vista Raceway, both close to Lanham, runs the same.
Lanham operates with 2 postal codes.
Lanham marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:17 PM in Lanham today. The day carries 10 h 49 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Lanham?
- The designation used for Lanham is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Lanham adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Lanham?
- Sunset there is at 6:17 PM.