Potomac Beach in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2704, -76.9858
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 70 km away
What time is it in Potomac Beach, Virginia, United States
Watch the current local time in Potomac Beach, Virginia, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Potomac Beach, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Potomac Beach
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Potomac Beach, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Potomac Beach right now
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Potomac Beach and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 22526 Ninde — 6.1 km away
- 20645 Issue — 7.4 km away
- 20664 Newburg — 8.9 km away
- 22448 Dahlgren — 9.0 km away
- 22443 Colonial Beach — 10.2 km away
- 22544 Rollins Fork — 11.6 km away
- 20661 Mount Victoria — 12.0 km away
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
Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
- Classic Shore — 1.4 km
- Colonial Beach — 2.6 km
- Ninde — 6.1 km
- Pomona — 6.2 km
- Lone Holly — 6.5 km
- Alden — 7.5 km
Time and daylight in Potomac Beach
There are 7 postal codes assigned to Potomac Beach.
The clock standard in Potomac Beach is America/New_York, offset by UTC−4. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
The sun rises over Potomac Beach today at 7:19 AM and slips away at 6:30 PM. That leaves 11 h 12 min of daylight.
Potomac Beach shares one clock with the nearby places Classic Shore and Colonial Beach.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Potomac Beach?
- The time zone used in Potomac Beach is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Potomac Beach have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Potomac Beach: Yes.
- When does evening light leave Potomac Beach?
- At 6:30 PM.