Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.2979, -83.8241
- Population
- 38 712
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 792 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Georgia, United States
The clock for Gainesville, Georgia, United States is kept here in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Gainesville, United States
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gainesville.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:21 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:00 PM
Weather in Gainesville right now
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Gainesville and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14066
- 20155
- 20156
- 30501
- 30503
- 30504
- 30506
- 30507
- 32601
- 32602
- 32603
- 32604
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 Gainesville
- Gainesville Florida, United States
- Gainesville Texas, United States
- Gainesville Virginia, United States
- Gainesville Missouri, United States
- Gainesville New York, 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
- Hall County — 2.2 km
- New Holland — 2.2 km
- Tyner — 2.3 km
- Rainbow Village — 2.9 km
- Wild Fern — 3.1 km
- Woodlake — 3.4 km
Gainesville: clock, sun and surroundings
The full list of postal codes for Gainesville runs to 12.
The time zone used in Gainesville is America/New_York, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Daylight arrives in Gainesville at 7:09 AM and departs at 5:33 PM. It lasts 10 h 25 min today.
There is no time difference between Gainesville and nearby Hall County or New Holland.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Gainesville?
- The time zone of Gainesville is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Gainesville?
- No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Gainesville?
- The hour is 7:09 AM.