Waycross in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.2137, -82.3557
- Elevation
- 39 m above sea level
- Population
- 14 053
- Region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 981 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Waycross, Georgia, United States
Check the current local time in Waycross, Georgia, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Waycross, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Waycross
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Waycross, Georgia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Waycross right now
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Waycross and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 31501
- 31502
- 31503
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 Waycross
- Waycross Indiana, United States
- Waycross North Carolina, United States
- Waycross Tennessee, 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
- Garlington Heights Housing Project — 2.0 km
- Satilla Village Mobile Home Park — 2.8 km
- Sunnyside — 3.1 km
- Deenwood — 3.1 km
- Hebardville — 3.3 km
- Winona Park — 3.5 km
About the time in Waycross
If you are looking near Waycross, both Garlington Heights Housing Project and Satilla Village Mobile Home Park keep the same time.
Postal areas within Waycross come to 3.
The time zone assigned to Waycross is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:42 AM in Waycross today and sunset at 6:47 PM. That marks 11 h 05 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Waycross listed?
- The time zone in Waycross is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the time in Waycross vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Waycross: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Waycross?
- At 7:42 AM.