Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0432, -78.4419
- Elevation
- 120 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 155 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Check the current local time in Franklin, Virginia, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Franklin, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Franklin, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:35 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02038
- 03235
- 04634
- 05457
- 07416
- 13775
- 16323
- 23851
- 26807
- 28734
- 28744
- 30217
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 Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Massachusetts, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin 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
- Ashcroft — 1.4 km
- Riverrun — 2.0 km
- Glenorchy — 2.0 km
- Greenfields — 3.1 km
- Charlottesville — 3.4 km
- Rio — 4.0 km
About the time in Franklin
In Franklin the sun rises today at 7:35 AM and sets again at 6:22 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 47 min of the day.
In Ashcroft and Glenorchy the clock agrees with Franklin.
Postal designations for Franklin total 12.
Local clocks in Franklin answer to America/New_York, set UTC−4 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Franklin?
- The time zone covering Franklin is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time used in Franklin?
- Yes.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Franklin?
- It rises at 7:35 AM.