Townsend in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.1846, -75.9583
- Elevation
- 9 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 212 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Townsend, Virginia, United States
Check the current local time in Townsend, Virginia, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Townsend, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Townsend
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Townsend.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:27 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in Townsend right now
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Townsend and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01469
- 19734
- 23443
- 31331
- 37882
- 54175
- 59644
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 Townsend
- Townsend England, United Kingdom
- Townsend Delaware, United States
- Townsend Montana, United States
- Townsend Massachusetts, United States
- Townsend New South Wales, Australia
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
- Magotha — 1.0 km
- Cedar Grove — 1.4 km
- Bulls Landing — 1.8 km
- Capeville — 2.0 km
- Cheapside — 2.9 km
- Dalbys — 5.2 km
About the time in Townsend
7 postal codes are in use across Townsend.
Time zone for Townsend: America/New_York, running at UTC−4. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
Sunrise for Townsend today is set at 7:13 AM, sunset at 6:27 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 14 min.
Magotha and Cedar Grove sit close to Townsend and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- Is America/New_York the time zone for Townsend?
- Yes, America/New_York is the time zone for Townsend, with an offset of −4.
- Does Townsend take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Townsend: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Townsend?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:27 PM.