Germantown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.1954, -79.4473
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 670 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Germantown, South Carolina, United States
See what time it currently is in Germantown, South Carolina, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−4).
Germantown, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Germantown
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Germantown, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:25 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 7:00 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Germantown right now
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Germantown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12526
- 20874
- 20875
- 20876
- 38138
- 38139
- 38183
- 41044
- 45327
- 53022
- 62245
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 South Carolina
- Columbia 142 416
- Charleston 132 609
- North Charleston 108 304
- Mount Pleasant 81 317
- Rock Hill 71 548
- Greenville 64 579
Other places named Germantown
- Germantown Maryland, United States
- Germantown Tennessee, United States
- Germantown Wisconsin, United States
- Germantown Pennsylvania, United States
- Germantown 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
- Wambaw Corner — 1.5 km
- South Santee — 3.7 km
- Collins Creek — 5.4 km
- Crow Hill — 5.8 km
- North Santee — 7.6 km
- Pleasant Hill Landing — 8.8 km
Germantown: clock, sun and surroundings
Germantown and nearby Wambaw Corner and South Santee are never an hour apart.
Germantown accounts for 11 postal codes.
Clocks in Germantown take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Germantown at 7:25 AM, and the sun sets at 6:44 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 19 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Germantown?
- Select America/New_York for Germantown; the offset is −4.
- Does Germantown change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Germantown: Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Germantown?
- Sunrise in Germantown is at 7:25 AM.