Providence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.8240, -71.4128
- Population
- 190 934
- Region
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 577 km away
- Same name
- 85 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Check the current local time in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Providence, United States
Sunday, 15 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Providence
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Providence keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:32 AM Sunset 4:27 PM Daylight 9 h 51 min Night 14 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:06 AM – 4:57 PM
Weather in Providence right now
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Providence and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02901
- 02902
- 02903
- 02904
- 02905
- 02906
- 02907
- 02908
- 02909
- 02912
- 02918
- 02940
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 Rhode Island
- Warwick 81 699
- Cranston 81 073
- Pawtucket 71 591
- East Providence 47 408
- Woonsocket 41 475
- Coventry 35 525
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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
- Elmwood — 3.1 km
- East Providence — 3.7 km
- Dyerville — 3.8 km
- Wanskuck — 3.8 km
- Woodlawn — 4.9 km
- Edgewood — 4.9 km
Local time details for Providence
Time zone for Providence: America/New_York, running at UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
Providence gets its sunrise at 6:36 AM and its sunset at 4:27 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 9 h 51 min.
Both Elmwood and East Providence are near Providence and keep its time.
Postal codes tied to Providence number 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Providence follow?
- Local time in Providence follows America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Providence take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Providence: No.
- Sunset in Providence is at what time?
- At 4:27 PM.