Folkston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.8393, -82.0072
- Elevation
- 24 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 247
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1004 km away
What time is it in Folkston, Georgia, United States
The page gives the present local time in Folkston, Georgia, United States, whose time zone is America/New_York (−4).
Folkston, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Folkston
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Folkston keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Folkston right now
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Folkston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31537
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
Same time zone — America/New_York
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- Manhattan United States
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Nearby places
- Layton — 0.9 km
- Oakdale — 1.8 km
- Pinehurst — 2.2 km
- Homeland — 2.4 km
- Camp Pinkney (historical) — 3.0 km
- Centerville (historical) — 3.7 km
About the time in Folkston
Folkston works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
For Folkston today, sunrise is 7:42 AM and sunset is 6:44 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 02 min.
The hour in Folkston is the hour in Layton and Oakdale as well.
1 codes are used to address mail in Folkston.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Folkston identified?
- The time zone for Folkston is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Folkston?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Folkston today?
- Today it rises at 7:42 AM.