Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5410, -77.0866
- Elevation
- 47 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 40 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Maryland, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Nelson, Maryland, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Nelson, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Nelson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Nelson, Maryland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, 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
- Ripley — 0.8 km
- Pisgah — 4.2 km
- Mcconchie — 4.9 km
- Montaine — 5.6 km
- Port Tobacco Riviera — 6.0 km
- Pomfret — 6.3 km
Local time details for Nelson
Mail delivery in Nelson relies on 9 postal codes.
Nelson keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−4, with daylight saving time Yes.
Nelson sees the sun rise at 7:19 AM and set at 6:31 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 11 min.
For nearby Ripley and Pisgah, use the time shown for Nelson.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Nelson be stated?
- It should be stated as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Nelson?
- Daylight saving in Nelson: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Nelson?
- The sun is rising at 7:19 AM.