Fords in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5293, -74.3160
- Population
- 15 187
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 295 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fords, New Jersey, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Fords, New Jersey, United States, which uses America/New_York (−4).
Fords, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Fords
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Fords.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Fords right now
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Fords and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08863
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 Fords
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
- Keasbey — 1.7 km
- Hopelawn — 2.0 km
- Clara Barton — 2.0 km
- Bonhamtown — 3.6 km
- Barber — 4.9 km
- Crossmans — 4.9 km
About the time in Fords
Time in Fords follows the zone America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
At Fords the sun clears the horizon at 7:22 AM and sinks again at 6:02 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 40 min.
For nearby Keasbey and Clara Barton, use the time shown for Fords.
Postal codes valid in Fords number 1.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Fords use?
- Fords uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Does Fords move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Fords?
- Expect it at 7:22 AM.