Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9926, -77.4172
- Elevation
- 69 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 106 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Virginia, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Athens, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Athens, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Athens
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Athens, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
Local time details for Athens
Athens greets the sun at 7:31 AM and loses it at 6:18 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 47 min.
The clock does not change between Athens, Balty and Poplar.
Athens takes in 12 postal codes.
Local clocks in Athens follow the America/New_York zone, UTC−4. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Athens follow?
- Athens follows America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Athens switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Athens: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Athens?
- The sun goes down at 6:18 PM.