Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.0726, -74.7207
- Elevation
- 24 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 783
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 238 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, New Jersey, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Columbus, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Columbus, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbus
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Columbus.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 7:00 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, 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
- Folwell — 3.3 km
- Bustleton — 5.6 km
- Georgetown — 5.8 km
- Florence Station — 6.7 km
- Borough Of Fieldsboro — 7.1 km
- Fieldsboro — 7.1 km
Local time details for Columbus
Deliveries to Columbus are sorted by 12 postal codes.
Columbus lies in the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
In Columbus the sun rises today at 7:28 AM and sets again at 5:59 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 31 min of the day.
The hours shown for Columbus apply equally in Folwell and Bustleton.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Columbus?
- The time zone used in Columbus is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Columbus?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Columbus?
- Sunrise there is at 7:28 AM.