Highlands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8982, -77.0830
- Elevation
- 56 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 4 km away
- Same name
- 38 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Highlands, Virginia, United States
The local time in Highlands, Virginia, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Highlands, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Highlands
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Highlands, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Highlands right now
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Highlands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07732
- 28741
- 77562
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 Highlands
- Highlands Texas, United States
- Highlands New Jersey, United States
- Highlands British Columbia, Canada
- Highlands Alberta, Canada
- Highlands 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
- Foxhall Village — 1.5 km
- Foggy Bottom — 1.8 km
- Cloisters — 2.0 km
- Burleith — 2.1 km
- Foxhall — 2.8 km
- Foxhall Crescent — 2.9 km
Local time details for Highlands
Near Highlands you can add Foxhall Village and Foggy Bottom, both on the same time.
The postal system lists 3 codes for Highlands.
Highlands keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time No.
Expect sunrise at 6:47 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM in Highlands today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 14 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Highlands?
- The time zone local to Highlands is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Highlands?
- Daylight saving time in Highlands: No.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Highlands?
- Yes, it is 5:00 PM.