Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8823, -82.6624
- Elevation
- 205 m above sea level
- Region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 648 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Michigan, United States
This is the current time in Columbus, Michigan, United States, shown for the America/Detroit time zone (−4).
Columbus, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Detroit
Local time in Columbus
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Columbus, Michigan.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:01 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 7:32 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Michigan
- Detroit 645 705
- Grand Rapids 195 097
- Warren 134 056
- Sterling Heights 132 052
- Ann Arbor 117 070
- Lansing 112 644
Other places named Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, United States
Same time zone — America/Detroit
- Detroit United States
Nearby places
- Snyderville — 5.1 km
- Rattle Run — 5.4 km
- Saint Clair County — 5.4 km
- Smiths Creek — 5.9 km
- Lambs — 6.7 km
- Wales Center — 6.8 km
Columbus: clock, sun and surroundings
Columbus carries 12 postal codes.
Time zone for Columbus: America/Detroit, running at UTC−4. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
Today in Columbus the sun appears at 8:01 AM and sets again at 6:30 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 29 min.
Around Columbus, places such as Snyderville and Saint Clair County use the same time.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Columbus based on America/Detroit?
- Yes, local time in Columbus is based on America/Detroit, with an offset of −4.
- Does Columbus keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Columbus: Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Columbus.
- They are 8:01 AM and 6:30 PM.