Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5049, -122.4870
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3933 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, California, United States
The current hour and minute in Princeton, California, United States are shown here, in the America/Los_Angeles zone (−7).
Princeton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−7 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Princeton
UTC−7 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Princeton, California.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
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 Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton New Jersey, United States
- Princeton Texas, United States
- Princeton Indiana, United States
- Princeton Illinois, 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
- El Granada Mobile Home Park — 1.1 km
- El Granada — 1.6 km
- Seal Cove — 2.8 km
- Miramar — 3.0 km
- Moss Beach — 3.4 km
- Montara — 4.9 km
Time and daylight in Princeton
12 postal codes describe the layout of Princeton.
Princeton falls within America/Los_Angeles, which places it UTC−7 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Sun-up in Princeton is 7:20 AM today and sun-down is 6:33 PM. That gap holds 11 h 13 min of daylight.
The time you see for Princeton is also correct for El Granada Mobile Home Park and El Granada.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Princeton?
- The time zone setting that matches Princeton is America/Los_Angeles, with an offset of −7.
- Do the clocks in Princeton go back at any point?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Princeton today?
- Today it sets at 6:33 PM.