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Time in Columbia Heights, Washington, DC right now

Columbia Heights, Washington, DC runs on Eastern Time, UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 during daylight saving. The live clock above updates every minute for the exact coordinates of Columbia Heights.

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Eastern Time
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Daylight saving time
Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
Population
38,000
Coordinates
38.9257° N, 77.0294° W
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Sunrise and sunset times in Columbia Heights today.

Worked out for 38.9257° N, 77.0294° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Columbia Heights for 14h 54m, and on the shortest day for 9h 26m.

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Time difference

Time difference between Columbia Heights and other cities.

Columbia Heights is on the same time as New York all year, so plan calls to the East Coast with that gap in mind.

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Nearby places

Time in places near Columbia Heights.

The closest places listed for Washington, DC, with the distance from Columbia Heights and their local time. See every place on the Washington, DC page. Place data comes from GeoNames.

Daylight saving time

Columbia Heights time zone and daylight saving time.

Columbia Heights changes clocks on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time, moving from UTC-5 to UTC-4 and back. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.

Next clock change Clocks go back 1 hour Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 2:00 local time
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  1. 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
  2. 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
  3. 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
  4. 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Good to know

Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so evenings are an hour lighter from Sunday, 8 March 2026.

Questions and answers

Quick answers about time in Columbia Heights.

Direct answers on Columbia Heights time, the Eastern Time zone, UTC offsets, the 2026 clock change dates and the closest towns.

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What time is it in Columbia Heights right now?

Columbia Heights is on Eastern Time, UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 during daylight saving time. The live clock at the top of this page updates every minute.

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What time zone is Columbia Heights in?

Columbia Heights uses Eastern Time (ET), at UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in daylight saving time.

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Does Columbia Heights observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Clocks in Columbia Heights go forward on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.

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What time does the sun rise in Columbia Heights?

On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:36 in Columbia Heights. On the shortest day it rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:48.

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How long is the longest day in Columbia Heights?

The sun is up for 14h 54m on the June solstice and for 9h 26m on the December solstice.

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What is the time difference between Columbia Heights and New York?

Columbia Heights is on the same time as New York all year.

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What is the time difference between Columbia Heights and London?

Columbia Heights is 5 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.

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How many people live in Columbia Heights?

Columbia Heights has about 38,000 people, based on the 2026 GeoNames population update.

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Where is Columbia Heights, Washington, DC?

Columbia Heights sits at 38.9257° N, 77.0294° W in Washington, DC, about 2 miles from Washington, in the UTC-5 zone.

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Which places are closest to Columbia Heights?

The closest places listed are Petworth, 1 miles away, Northwest One, 2 miles away and Washington, 2 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page, all in the UTC-5 zone as Columbia Heights.