Independence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5723, -80.3092
- Elevation
- 242 m above sea level
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 336 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Independence, Pennsylvania, United States
Check the current local time in Independence, Pennsylvania, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Independence, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Independence
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Independence keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 6:51 PM
Weather in Independence right now
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Independence and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24348
- 26374
- 38638
- 41051
- 44131
- 50644
- 54747
- 64050
- 64051
- 64052
- 64053
- 64054
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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Independence
- Independence Missouri, United States
- Independence Kentucky, United States
- Independence Oregon, United States
- Independence Kansas, United States
- Independence Ohio, 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
- Gringo — 3.3 km
- Crestmont Village — 3.9 km
- Five Points — 4.5 km
- Glenwillard — 7.3 km
- Holt — 7.6 km
- Economy — 7.8 km
Independence: clock, sun and surroundings
Today's times for Independence: the sun is up at 7:49 AM and down at 6:23 PM. That means 10 h 35 min of daylight.
Places close to Independence, among them Gringo and Crestmont Village, share its time.
Independence is mapped by 12 postal codes.
Independence marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Independence?
- Time in Independence follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in Independence follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Independence: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Independence?
- Sunset there is at 6:23 PM.