Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3534, -72.3906
- Elevation
- 17 m above sea level
- Region
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 480 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Connecticut, United States
Current local time for Essex, Connecticut, United States is listed here, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Essex, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Essex
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Essex.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Connecticut
- Bridgeport 147 629
- New Haven 130 322
- Stamford 128 874
- North Stamford 121 230
- Hartford 121 054
- Waterbury 108 802
Other places named Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
- Essex Illinois, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Essex Village — 0.2 km
- Centerbrook — 2.1 km
- Otter Cove Estates — 2.4 km
- Ivoryton — 4.1 km
- Floral Park — 4.4 km
- Brockway — 4.7 km
Time and daylight in Essex
Mail addressed to Essex uses 10 postal codes.
Essex is on America/New_York time, which corresponds to UTC−4. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
In Essex today the sun is out from 7:02 AM until 6:11 PM. That comes to 11 h 08 min of daylight.
Close to Essex, the towns of Essex Village and Centerbrook show the same time.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Essex uses?
- Essex uses the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Essex?
- Daylight saving in Essex: Yes.
- What time does the day start in Essex?
- The sun rises at 7:02 AM.