Lake Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1843, -120.1150
- Elevation
- 1908 m above sea level
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3685 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lake Forest, California, United States
Watch the current local time in Lake Forest, California, United States, running on the America/Los_Angeles time zone (−8).
Lake Forest, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−8 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Lake Forest
UTC−8 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lake Forest, California.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Lake Forest right now
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Lake Forest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60045
- 92630
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 California
- Los Angeles 3 820 914
- San Diego 1 404 452
- San Jose 997 368
- San Francisco 827 526
- Fresno 542 107
- Sacramento 524 943
Other places named Lake Forest
- Lake Forest California, United States
- Lake Forest Illinois, United States
- Lake Forest Florida, United States
- Lake Forest Alabama, United States
- Lake Forest Wisconsin, United States
Same time zone — America/Los_Angeles
- Los Angeles United States
- San Diego United States
- San Jose United States
- San Francisco United States
- Seattle United States
- Portland United States
Nearby places
- Dollar Point — 1.4 km
- Tahoe City — 2.5 km
- Carnelian Heights — 3.0 km
- Ridgewood — 4.0 km
- Comstock Acres — 4.1 km
- Lake Tahoe — 4.6 km
About the time in Lake Forest
Lake Forest observes America/Los_Angeles time, currently expressed as UTC−8. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun climbs above Lake Forest at 6:33 AM and dips below at 4:58 PM. Between them sit 10 h 25 min of daylight.
Dollar Point and Tahoe City are neighbours of Lake Forest on the same clock.
Postal codes tied to Lake Forest number 2.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Lake Forest?
- The designation used for Lake Forest is America/Los_Angeles, with an offset of −8.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Lake Forest?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Lake Forest?
- Expect it at 6:33 AM.