The Plains in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.0037, -75.8872
- Elevation
- 17 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 100 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Plains, Maryland, United States
Below you can see what the time is in The Plains, Maryland, United States now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
The Plains, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in The Plains
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
The Plains keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 11 h 10 min Night 12 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in The Plains right now
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The Plains and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20198
- 45780
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 Plains
- The Plains Ohio, United States
- The Plains Virginia, United States
- The Plains Georgia, United States
- The Plains Maryland, United States
- The Plains New Hampshire, 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
- Bridgetown — 3.6 km
- Jumptown — 5.4 km
- Ruthsburg — 6.1 km
- Ridgely — 6.2 km
- Boonsboro — 6.4 km
- Roe — 7.3 km
Time and daylight in The Plains
The Plains contains 2 postal codes.
Time in The Plains follows the zone America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:15 AM and sunset at 6:25 PM in The Plains today. The day carries 11 h 10 min of light.
Nearby Bridgetown and Jumptown follow the same clock as The Plains.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does The Plains observe?
- The Plains observes America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Does the clock in The Plains move for summer time?
- Yes.
- When does light leave The Plains?
- Light leaves at 6:25 PM.