Merritt Island in numbers
- Coordinates
- 28.5392, -80.6720
- Population
- 34 743
- Region
- Florida
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1199 km away
What time is it in Merritt Island, Florida, United States
Check the current local time in Merritt Island, Florida, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Merritt Island, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Merritt Island
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Merritt Island, Florida.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:53 PM Daylight 11 h 27 min Night 12 h 33 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Merritt Island right now
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Merritt Island and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 32952
- 32953
- 32954
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 Florida
- Jacksonville 1 009 833
- Miami 487 014
- Tampa 414 547
- Orlando 334 854
- St. Petersburg 257 083
- Hialeah 237 069
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
- Orsino — 1.4 km
- Colony Park Mobile Home Village — 7.3 km
- Courtenay — 9.9 km
- River Forest Mobile Home Park — 11.4 km
- Audubon — 11.4 km
- Manatee Hammock Park Mobile Home Park — 11.4 km
Time and daylight in Merritt Island
The sun rises today at 7:26 AM in Merritt Island and sets at 6:53 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 27 min.
Merritt Island keeps the same time as its neighbours Orsino and Colony Park Mobile Home Village.
Merritt Island carries 3 postal codes.
Merritt Island is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Merritt Island?
- Use America/New_York for Merritt Island; its offset is −4.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Merritt Island?
- Daylight saving in Merritt Island: Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Merritt Island.
- The sunrise hour is 7:26 AM.