Forked River in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8398, -74.1901
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 244
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 266 km away
What time is it in Forked River, New Jersey, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Forked River, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Forked River, United States
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Forked River
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Forked River, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:19 PM
Weather in Forked River right now
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Forked River and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08731
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
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
- Bayside Beach — 2.3 km
- Sunrise Beach — 3.8 km
- Holiday Beach — 4.3 km
- Cedar Beach — 5.1 km
- Waretown — 5.4 km
- Ocean County — 5.9 km
Forked River: clock, sun and surroundings
Deliveries to Forked River are sorted by 1 postal code.
Forked River counts hours by America/New_York, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
In Forked River the sun rises today at 6:32 AM and sets again at 4:51 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 19 min of the day.
Nearby Bayside Beach and Sunrise Beach follow the same clock as Forked River.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Forked River?
- The time zone of Forked River is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local schedule in Forked River include a clock change?
- No.
- What time does the sun rise in Forked River?
- The sun rises in Forked River at 6:32 AM.