The Colony in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1779, -77.2614
- Elevation
- 141 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 37 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Colony, Maryland, United States
This page reports the local time in The Colony, Maryland, United States, set by the America/New_York time zone (−5).
The Colony, United States
Thursday, 12 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in The Colony
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
The Colony keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 09 min Night 13 h 51 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:27 PM
Weather in The Colony right now
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The Colony and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 75056
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 The Colony
- The Colony Texas, United States
- The Colony Georgia, United States
- The Colony Maryland, United States
- The Colony South Carolina, United States
- The Colony Utah, 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
- Stoneridge — 2.1 km
- Brandermill — 2.7 km
- Brink — 4.0 km
- Burdette — 4.5 km
- Boyds — 4.5 km
- Brownstown — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in The Colony
In The Colony the time zone is America/New_York and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: No.
First light in The Colony comes at 6:50 AM today; darkness returns after 4:59 PM. The day gives 10 h 09 min of light.
For nearby Stoneridge and Brandermill, use the time shown for The Colony.
The Colony appears under 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to The Colony?
- The Colony is assigned to the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time applied in The Colony?
- No.
- What time does the day start in The Colony?
- The sun rises at 6:50 AM.