Covington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.7935, -79.9939
- Elevation
- 381 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 658
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 286 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Covington, Virginia, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Covington, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Covington, United States
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Covington
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Covington, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:13 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in Covington right now
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Covington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16917
- 24426
- 30014
- 30015
- 30016
- 38019
- 41011
- 41012
- 41014
- 41016
- 41019
- 45318
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 Covington
- Covington Kentucky, United States
- Covington Washington, United States
- Covington Georgia, United States
- Covington Louisiana, United States
- Covington Tennessee, 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
- Alleghany County — 1.3 km
- Oakwood Forest — 1.3 km
- Rivermont — 1.6 km
- Westwood Place — 2.1 km
- Fairlawn — 2.2 km
- Intervale — 3.0 km
About the time in Covington
Across Covington, 12 postal codes are recorded.
Covington marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Daylight in Covington today runs from 6:57 AM to 5:13 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 16 min.
Covington and nearby Alleghany County and Oakwood Forest are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- Is America/New_York the time zone for Covington?
- Yes, America/New_York is the time zone for Covington, with an offset of −5.
- Will the time in Covington move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Covington: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Covington?
- Today the sun rises at 6:57 AM.