Fort Gaines in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.6239, -85.0529
- Elevation
- 68 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 129
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1087 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States
Local time right now in Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Fort Gaines, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Fort Gaines
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Fort Gaines.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:46 AM Solar noon 1:27 PM Sunset 7:07 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 7:32 PM
Weather in Fort Gaines right now
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Fort Gaines and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39851
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 Fort Gaines
- Fort Gaines 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
- Oketeyeconne (historical) — 3.4 km
- Pecan — 6.1 km
- Clay County — 6.9 km
- Shorterville — 7.5 km
- Jones Crossing — 7.9 km
- Otho — 10.3 km
Local time details for Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines carries 1 postal code.
The name of the time zone in Fort Gaines is America/New_York, and it runs UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:46 AM above Fort Gaines and sets at 7:07 PM today. Daylight lasts about 11 h 22 min.
Neighbouring Oketeyeconne (historical) and Pecan keep the same hours as Fort Gaines.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Fort Gaines?
- Fort Gaines is in America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Fort Gaines?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Fort Gaines?
- Light arrives at 7:46 AM.