Edison in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5187, -74.4121
- Population
- 102 548
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 288 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Edison, New Jersey, United States
Current local time for Edison, New Jersey, United States is listed here, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Edison, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Edison
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Edison keeps America/New_York time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:29 Solar noon 12:58 Sunset 19:27 Daylight 12 h 58 min Night 11 h 02 min Civil twilight 06:01 – 19:55
Weather in Edison right now
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Edison and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08817
- 08818
- 08820
- 08837
- 08899
- 39846
- 43320
- 68936
- 93220
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
- Newark 281 944
- Jersey City 264 290
- Paterson 147 754
- Elizabeth 129 007
- Trenton 89 620
- Toms River 88 791
Other places named Edison
- Edison Georgia, United States
- Edison Ohio, United States
- Edison Washington, United States
- Edison Nebraska, United States
- Edison West Virginia, 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
- Lindenau — 0.4 km
- Lahiere — 0.8 km
- Haven Homes — 1.1 km
- Greensand — 3.7 km
- Bonhamtown — 4.6 km
- Lawrence Brook Manor — 5.2 km
Time and daylight in Edison
Edison falls within America/New_York, which places it UTC−4 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Sunrise today is 06:29 in Edison, with sunset at 19:27. That works out to 12 h 58 min of light.
Nearby places that share Edison's clock include Piscataway and Highland Park.
9 codes make up the postal map of Edison.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Edison uses?
- Edison uses the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does Edison adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Edison?
- The sun sets in Edison at 19:27.