Potomac in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.1529, -80.5292
- Elevation
- 294 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 331 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Potomac, West Virginia, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Potomac, West Virginia, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Potomac, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Potomac
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Potomac keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:35 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 7:07 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Potomac right now
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Potomac and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20854
- 20859
- 61865
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 West Virginia
- Huntington 48 638
- Charleston 46 838
- Parkersburg 30 991
- Morgantown 30 708
- Wheeling 27 648
- Weirton Heights 19 450
Other places named Potomac
- Potomac Maryland, United States
- Potomac Illinois, United States
- Potomac Veracruz, Mexico
- Potomac Maryland, United States
- Potomac Montana, 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
- Dunsfort — 4.8 km
- Budaville — 5.4 km
- West Alexander — 5.6 km
- Bethany — 6.3 km
- Coon Island — 7.4 km
- Mcmillan — 7.4 km
About the time in Potomac
Today the sun comes up at 7:35 AM in Potomac and goes down at 6:43 PM. Daylight measures 11 h 08 min.
Dunsfort and Budaville sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Potomac.
The full list of postal codes for Potomac runs to 3.
Potomac belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−4. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Potomac?
- Yes, Potomac uses America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Potomac?
- Yes.
- What is the local sunset time in Potomac?
- Local sunset is 6:43 PM.