Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.6777, -76.9225
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 490
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 247 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Virginia, United States
This page carries the current local time for Franklin, Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Franklin, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Franklin.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 5:39 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
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- 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
- Lees Mill — 2.5 km
- Isaac — 4.3 km
- Hunterdale — 4.3 km
- Edgehill — 4.5 km
- Kingsdale — 5.3 km
- Cypress Manor — 5.4 km
Local time details for Franklin
Time in Franklin is measured by America/New_York, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Today at Franklin, the sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 5:12 PM. That gives 10 h 40 min of daylight.
Places close to Franklin, among them Lees Mill and Hunterdale, share its time.
12 postal codes divide Franklin.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Franklin?
- Select America/New_York for Franklin; the offset is −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Franklin — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Franklin: No.
- What is the local sunrise time in Franklin?
- Local sunrise is 6:32 AM.