Reading in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3357, -75.9269
- Population
- 87 879
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 186 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Reading, United States
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Reading
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Reading right now
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Reading and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01867
- 05062
- 19601
- 19602
- 19603
- 19604
- 19605
- 19606
- 19607
- 19608
- 19609
- 19610
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
- Scranton 77 118
- Bethlehem 74 892
Other places named Reading
- Reading England, United Kingdom
- Reading Massachusetts, United States
- Reading Ohio, United States
- Reading Michigan, United States
- Reading Kansas, 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
- Kenhorst — 3.0 km
- Borough Of Mount Penn — 3.3 km
- Borough Of Kenhorst — 3.5 km
- Grill — 4.3 km
- Shillington — 4.5 km
- Neversink — 4.6 km
Time and daylight in Reading
Nearby, Kenhorst and Borough Of Mount Penn go by the same clock as Reading.
12 postal codes are listed for Reading.
The time zone assigned to Reading is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:24 AM in Reading and down again at 6:14 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 50 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Reading?
- Time in Reading follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does Reading use summer time?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Reading?
- Expect it at 7:24 AM.