Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2260, -121.4250
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 131
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3821 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, California, United States
Learn the current time in Thornton, California, United States, a place in the America/Los_Angeles time zone (−7).
Thornton, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−7 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Thornton
UTC−7 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Thornton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 7:01 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03285
- 19373
- 26440
- 41855
- 50479
- 60476
- 71766
- 76687
- 80241
- 95686
- 99176
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 Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton New Hampshire, 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
- New Hope — 0.1 km
- Taison (historical) — 2.8 km
- Mokelumne City — 3.2 km
- New Hope Landing — 5.8 km
- Walnut Grove — 7.8 km
- Locke — 7.8 km
Time and daylight in Thornton
Thornton spans 11 postal codes.
The local zone in Thornton is America/Los_Angeles, standing at UTC−7. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
In Thornton, first light arrives at 7:29 AM and the sun goes down at 6:12 PM. The day holds 10 h 44 min of light.
You will find the same time in New Hope and Taison (historical), both near Thornton.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Thornton?
- Thornton is in America/Los_Angeles, which has an offset of −7.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Thornton?
- Daylight saving in Thornton: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Thornton?
- The sun sets at 6:12 PM.