Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.7890, -83.3957
- Elevation
- 225 m above sea level
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 804 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Georgia, United States
Current local time for Essex, Georgia, United States is listed here, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Essex, United States
Friday, 16 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 7:40 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 7:00 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:25 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 Georgia
- Atlanta 510 823
- Columbus 206 922
- Savannah 147 780
- Athens 127 315
- South Fulton 107 436
- Sandy Springs 105 330
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
- Coventry — 0.4 km
- Elder — 5.1 km
- Bishop — 5.2 km
- Oconee County — 6.4 km
- Watkinsville — 8.1 km
- Hillcrest — 9.0 km
Essex: clock, sun and surroundings
Time runs the same in Essex and in nearby Coventry and Elder.
Essex contains 10 postal codes.
Clocks across Essex run on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Essex has sunrise at 7:40 AM today and sunset at 7:00 PM. Light holds for 11 h 20 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Essex?
- Time in Essex follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Essex?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Essex.
- The sun rises at 7:40 AM.