Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7843, -74.6968
- Elevation
- 258 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 675
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 290 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, New Jersey, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Chester, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Chester, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Chester
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Chester, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:31 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:56 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:03 AM – 5:24 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester South Carolina, 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
- Borough Of Chester — 0.5 km
- Hacklebarney — 2.8 km
- Naughright — 4.3 km
- Bartley — 4.6 km
- Parker — 5.9 km
- Flanders — 6.8 km
Chester: clock, sun and surroundings
Chester belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: No.
The sun is up at 6:31 AM in Chester and down again at 4:56 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 24 min of daylight.
The clock reading for Chester covers nearby Borough Of Chester and Hacklebarney as well.
Deliveries to Chester are sorted by 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Where does Chester fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Chester falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Chester changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- At what time is the sun setting in Chester?
- The sun is setting at 4:56 PM.