Ridgecrest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.6225, -117.6710
- Population
- 28 780
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3585 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ridgecrest, California, United States
This page shows local time in Ridgecrest, California, United States as of this moment, in the America/Los_Angeles zone (−8).
Ridgecrest, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−8 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Ridgecrest
UTC−8 · no daylight saving time
Ridgecrest keeps America/Los_Angeles clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:17 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 5:21 PM
Weather in Ridgecrest right now
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Ridgecrest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28770
- 93555
- 93556
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 Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest Florida, United States
- Ridgecrest Louisiana, United States
- Ridgecrest Alabama, United States
- Ridgecrest Alabama, United States
- Ridgecrest Washington, 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
- China Lake — 3.3 km
- China Lake Acres — 8.6 km
- Terese (historical) — 11.6 km
- Inyokern — 13.1 km
- Searles — 15.8 km
- Leliter (historical) — 17.4 km
Ridgecrest: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal designations for Ridgecrest total 3.
Ridgecrest holds to America/Los_Angeles time, which equals UTC−8. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM above Ridgecrest and sets at 4:54 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 37 min.
Same time, different place: China Lake and China Lake Acres near Ridgecrest.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Ridgecrest identified?
- The time zone for Ridgecrest is identified as America/Los_Angeles, with an offset of −8.
- Is the local clock in Ridgecrest affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in Ridgecrest?
- It disappears at 4:54 PM.