Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3726, -74.5101
- Elevation
- 35 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 063
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 272 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, New Jersey, United States
Watch the current local time in Dayton, New Jersey, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Dayton, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dayton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Dayton, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton Kentucky, 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
- Deans — 3.6 km
- Cottageville — 4.7 km
- Heathcote — 5.8 km
- Brookview — 6.2 km
- Cranbury — 6.3 km
- Jamesburg — 6.3 km
Dayton: clock, sun and surroundings
The time you see for Dayton is also correct for Deans and Cottageville.
Addresses in Dayton fall under 12 postal codes.
The zone that governs Dayton is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Daylight in Dayton starts at 7:26 AM and ends at 5:59 PM today. It lasts 10 h 33 min.
Questions and answers
- How is Dayton's time zone listed?
- Dayton's time zone is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Dayton shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Dayton: Yes.
- When is the sun up in Dayton?
- The sun comes up at 7:26 AM.