Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.7957, -77.6139
- Elevation
- 108 m above sea level
- Population
- 11 481
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 51 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Virginia, United States
This is the current time in Gainesville, Virginia, United States, shown for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Gainesville, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Gainesville keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 7:07 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Gainesville right now
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Gainesville and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14066
- 20155
- 20156
- 30501
- 30503
- 30504
- 30506
- 30507
- 32601
- 32602
- 32603
- 32604
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 Gainesville
- Gainesville Florida, United States
- Gainesville Georgia, United States
- Gainesville Texas, United States
- Gainesville Missouri, United States
- Gainesville New York, 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
- Broad Run Village — 4.3 km
- Buckland — 5.5 km
- Cedar Knolls — 5.6 km
- Greenwich — 5.9 km
- Catharpin Farms — 7.0 km
- Catharpin — 7.5 km
Time and daylight in Gainesville
Locations in Gainesville are covered by 12 postal codes.
Gainesville tells time by America/New_York, an offset of UTC−4. Clock shift for daylight saving: Yes.
In Gainesville the sun rises today at 7:34 AM and sets again at 6:17 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 42 min of the day.
Broad Run Village and Buckland lie near Gainesville and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Gainesville?
- The time zone name for Gainesville is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is summer time in effect in Gainesville at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Gainesville: Yes.
- What time is last light in Gainesville?
- The sun sets at 6:17 PM.