Cape May County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.0851, -74.8500
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 190 km away
What time is it in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Cape May County, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Cape May County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Cape May County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:30 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:02 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Cape May County right now
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Cape May County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08245 South Dennis — 1.7 km away
- 08252 Whitesboro — 4.9 km away
- 08219 Green Creek — 6.2 km away
- 08218 Goshen — 6.3 km away
- 08242 Rio Grande — 7.6 km away
- 08210 Cape May Court House — 8.4 km away
- 08247 Stone Harbor — 8.4 km away
- 08260 Wildwood — 10.1 km away
- 08251 Villas — 10.2 km away
- 08214 Dennisville — 12.2 km away
- 08246 South Seaville — 13.0 km away
- 08204 Cape May — 14.1 km away
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
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
- Potato Island — 1.1 km
- Cape May Court House — 2.3 km
- Mayville — 2.5 km
- Dias Creek — 2.7 km
- Shellbed Landing — 3.7 km
- Bennys Landing — 3.8 km
Local time details for Cape May County
The sun rises here at 6:30 AM and sets at 4:58 PM in Cape May County today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 28 min.
For nearby Potato Island and Cape May Court House, use the time shown for Cape May County.
Cape May County has 12 postal codes in total.
The clock in Cape May County is set to America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Cape May County observe?
- Cape May County observes America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Will the time in Cape May County move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Cape May County: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Cape May County?
- Expect it at 6:30 AM.