The Plains in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8621, -77.7739
- Elevation
- 186 m above sea level
- Population
- 226
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 64 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Plains, Virginia, United States
This page shows the time of day in The Plains, Virginia, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
The Plains, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in The Plains
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in The Plains, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:05 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:33 PM
Weather in The Plains right now
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The Plains and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20198
- 45780
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 The Plains
- The Plains Ohio, United States
- The Plains Georgia, United States
- The Plains Maryland, United States
- The Plains Maryland, United States
- The Plains New Hampshire, 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
- Belvoir — 4.0 km
- Edwardsville — 4.2 km
- Old Tavern — 4.7 km
- Hopewell — 4.9 km
- Skinkertown — 5.2 km
- Little Georgetown — 5.6 km
The Plains: clock, sun and surroundings
The Plains operates on America/New_York at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: No.
In The Plains today the sun is out from 6:47 AM until 5:05 PM. That comes to 10 h 18 min of daylight.
Nearby places like Belvoir and Edwardsville are on The Plains time.
The Plains spans 2 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does The Plains use?
- The Plains uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in The Plains?
- Daylight saving time in The Plains: No.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in The Plains.
- The sunrise hour is 6:47 AM.