Fort Defiance in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2404, -78.9720
- Elevation
- 392 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 183 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fort Defiance, Virginia, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Fort Defiance, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Fort Defiance, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Fort Defiance
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Fort Defiance keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:47 PM
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Fort Defiance and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24437
- 86504
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 Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance Arizona, United States
- Fort Defiance North Carolina, 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
- Mount Sidney — 2.2 km
- Mount Pisgah — 3.1 km
- Knightly — 3.9 km
- Verona — 5.3 km
- Damtown — 5.4 km
- Laurel Hill — 5.6 km
Time and daylight in Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance keeps the America/New_York zone, which is UTC−4. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Sunrise today is 7:42 AM in Fort Defiance, with sunset at 6:19 PM. That works out to 10 h 37 min of light.
You will find the same time in Mount Sidney and Mount Pisgah, both near Fort Defiance.
2 postal codes are in use across Fort Defiance.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Fort Defiance?
- The time zone used in Fort Defiance is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Fort Defiance use summer time?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Fort Defiance?
- Sunset there is at 6:19 PM.