Sanford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 28.8006, -81.2731
- Population
- 58 111
- Region
- Florida
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1188 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sanford, Florida, United States
Right now in Sanford, Florida, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Sanford, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Sanford
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Sanford keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:10 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Sanford right now
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Sanford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04073
- 23426
- 27330
- 27331
- 27332
- 32771
- 32772
- 32773
- 48657
- 79078
- 81151
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
Other places named Sanford
- Sanford North Carolina, United States
- Sanford Maine, United States
- Sanford Colorado, United States
- Sanford Michigan, United States
- Sanford Alabama, 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
- Bentwood Grove — 4.8 km
- Carriage Cove Mobile Home Park — 5.0 km
- Sunland Estates — 5.2 km
- Fairlane Estates — 5.7 km
- Elder Springs — 6.9 km
- Cameron City — 7.2 km
About the time in Sanford
The mail network in Sanford covers 11 codes.
Sanford is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:36 AM in Sanford and sets at 6:44 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 07 min.
Close to Sanford, the towns of Bentwood Grove and Carriage Cove Mobile Home Park show the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Sanford?
- Choose America/New_York for Sanford, with an offset of −4.
- Is summer time applied in Sanford?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Sanford?
- The sun is rising at 7:36 AM.