Washington Heights in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5676, -76.9917
- Elevation
- 241 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 75 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Washington Heights, Maryland, United States
See what time it currently is in Washington Heights, Maryland, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−5).
Washington Heights, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Washington Heights
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Washington Heights.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Washington Heights right now
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Washington Heights and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21157 Westminster — 1.0 km away
- 21158 Westminster — 5.4 km away
- 21048 Finksburg — 10.3 km away
- 21776 New Windsor — 11.2 km away
- 21784 Sykesville — 12.5 km away
- 21102 Manchester — 14.6 km away
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 Washington Heights
- Washington Heights New York, United States
- Washington Heights New York, United States
- Washington Heights West Virginia, United States
- Washington Heights Delaware, United States
- Washington Heights Delaware, 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
- Westminster — 0.9 km
- Alto Vista — 1.5 km
- Carroll County — 2.7 km
- Topkapi — 3.4 km
- Avondale — 3.5 km
- Tannery — 3.8 km
About the time in Washington Heights
Washington Heights has 6 postal codes in total.
Washington Heights carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
In Washington Heights, first light arrives at 6:45 AM and the sun goes down at 5:01 PM. The day holds 10 h 15 min of light.
The hour in Washington Heights is the hour in Westminster and Alto Vista as well.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Washington Heights?
- Yes, Washington Heights uses America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Does the time in Washington Heights shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Washington Heights?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:45 AM.