Essex County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7871, -74.2469
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 318 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
The local time of Essex County, New Jersey, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−4).
Essex County, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Essex County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Essex County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Essex County right now
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Essex County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07198 Newark — 0.5 km away
- 07191 Newark — 0.5 km away
- 07189 Newark — 0.5 km away
- 07184 Newark — 0.5 km away
- 07051 Orange — 0.5 km away
- 07052 West Orange — 0.8 km away
- 07050 Orange — 2.2 km away
- 07017 East Orange — 3.8 km away
- 07042 Montclair — 3.9 km away
- 07028 Glen Ridge — 4.0 km away
- 07018 East Orange — 4.2 km away
- 07019 East Orange — 4.2 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
Other places named Essex County
- Essex County Ontario, Canada
- Essex County Massachusetts, United States
- Essex County New York, United States
- Essex County Virginia, United States
- Essex County Vermont, 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
- East Orange — 4.2 km
- Ampere — 4.9 km
- Essex Fells — 5.2 km
- Livingston — 5.8 km
- Irvington — 6.2 km
- Caldwell — 6.4 km
About the time in Essex County
At Essex County the sun clears the horizon at 7:10 AM and sinks again at 6:17 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 07 min.
Neighbours of Essex County such as East Orange and Ampere share its clock.
Addresses in Essex County fall under 12 postal codes.
The applicable time zone for Essex County is America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Essex County?
- The time zone label used for Essex County is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Essex County?
- Daylight saving in Essex County: Yes.
- When does light leave Essex County?
- Light leaves at 6:17 PM.