Towson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4015, -76.6019
- Population
- 55 197
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 68 km away
What time is it in Towson, Maryland, United States
This page shows the current local time in Towson, Maryland, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Towson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Towson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Towson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Towson right now
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Towson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21204
- 21252
- 21284
- 21285
- 21286
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
Same time zone — America/New_York
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- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Wiltondale — 1.7 km
- Stoneleigh — 2.3 km
- Cloisters — 2.6 km
- Woodbrook — 3.3 km
- Timonium — 4.2 km
- Thornleigh — 4.6 km
About the time in Towson
The clock in Towson matches the clock in nearby Wiltondale and Stoneleigh.
Delivery zones in Towson are marked by 5 postal codes.
The time standard for Towson is America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:09 PM in Towson today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 36 min.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Towson?
- The time zone used in Towson is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Towson move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Towson?
- It sets at 6:09 PM.