Highlands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2195, -72.6245
- Elevation
- 72 m above sea level
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 525 km away
- Same name
- 38 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Highlands, Massachusetts, United States
Read off the current local time in Highlands, Massachusetts, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−5).
Highlands, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Highlands
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Highlands.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:28 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:42 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 5:59 AM – 5:11 PM
Weather in Highlands right now
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Highlands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07732
- 28741
- 77562
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 Highlands
- Highlands Texas, United States
- Highlands New Jersey, United States
- Highlands British Columbia, Canada
- Highlands Alberta, Canada
- Highlands North Carolina, 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
- Oakdale — 1.7 km
- Holyoke — 1.8 km
- Elmwood — 2.6 km
- Springdale — 3.1 km
- Smith Highlands — 4.1 km
- Fairview — 4.5 km
Local time details for Highlands
Highlands is split into 3 postal code areas.
Highlands belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: No.
Highlands has sunrise at 6:28 AM today and sunset at 4:42 PM. Light holds for 10 h 14 min.
Neighbouring Oakdale and Holyoke sit in the same time as Highlands.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Highlands?
- The time zone value for Highlands is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Highlands?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Highlands?
- The last sunlight comes at 4:42 PM.