Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0834, -71.3967
- Population
- 30 636
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 594 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Right now in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Franklin, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Franklin, Massachusetts.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 5:48 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:17 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02038
- 03235
- 04634
- 05457
- 07416
- 13775
- 16323
- 23851
- 26807
- 28734
- 28744
- 30217
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 Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Other places named Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin Ohio, United States
- Franklin Kentucky, 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
- Franklin Town — 1.2 km
- Unionville — 2.4 km
- Brushwood — 3.4 km
- Wadsworth — 4.3 km
- Sheldonville — 5.5 km
- North Bellingham — 6.4 km
Franklin: clock, sun and surroundings
A total of 12 postal codes belong to Franklin.
The time zone assigned to Franklin is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Franklin falls at 7:13 AM; sunset follows at 5:48 PM. Between them lie 10 h 35 min of daylight.
In Franklin Town and Unionville the clock agrees with Franklin.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Franklin?
- The value associated with Franklin is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- What time zone rules apply in Franklin — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Franklin: Yes.
- What time is last light in Franklin?
- The sun sets at 5:48 PM.