Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8987, -77.2444
- Elevation
- 126 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 18 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Learn the current time in Franklin, Virginia, United States, a place in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Franklin, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Franklin keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:29 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
- Fairlee — 3.6 km
- Cropley — 9.3 km
- Carderock — 9.8 km
- Cabin John — 11.3 km
- Brookmont — 11.8 km
- Carderock Springs — 12.0 km
Franklin: clock, sun and surroundings
The time zone here in Franklin is America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? No.
The day begins at Franklin with sunrise at 6:47 AM and ends with sunset at 5:01 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 14 min.
Fairlee and Cropley are neighbours of Franklin on the same clock.
Franklin appears under 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Franklin?
- The time zone covering Franklin is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Franklin?
- Daylight saving in Franklin: No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Franklin?
- The sun is setting at 5:01 PM.