Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4710, -75.4149
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 154 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, New Jersey, United States
What follows is the current local time in Canton, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Canton, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Canton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Canton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 New Jersey
Other places named Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton 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
- Woodmere — 4.9 km
- Hagerville — 8.2 km
- Bay Side — 9.9 km
- Alloway — 11.0 km
- Greenwich — 11.2 km
- Cohansey — 11.2 km
Time and daylight in Canton
Canton works with 12 postal codes.
Local clocks in Canton follow the America/New_York zone, UTC−4. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Canton sees the sun rise at 7:24 AM and set at 6:09 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 45 min.
Neighbours of Canton such as Woodmere and Hagerville share its clock.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Canton?
- The time zone for Canton is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Canton?
- Yes.
- What time is last light in Canton?
- The sun sets at 6:09 PM.