Hanover in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8045, -74.3668
- Elevation
- 60 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 898
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 311 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hanover, New Jersey, United States
This page shows the time of day in Hanover, New Jersey, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Hanover, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Hanover
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Hanover keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:25 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Hanover right now
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Hanover and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02339
- 02340
- 03755
- 04237
- 06350
- 17331
- 17332
- 17333
- 17334
- 17335
- 21076
- 23069
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 Hanover
- Hanover Maryland, United States
- Hanover Massachusetts, United States
- Hanover Pennsylvania, United States
- Hanover New Hampshire, United States
- Hanover Ontario, Canada
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 Hanover — 1.7 km
- Hanover Neck — 3.3 km
- Beaufort — 3.5 km
- Afton — 4.0 km
- Livingston — 4.5 km
- Knollwood — 5.8 km
Hanover: clock, sun and surroundings
12 postal codes are in use across Hanover.
The local zone in Hanover is America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
First light in Hanover comes at 7:25 AM today; darkness returns after 5:59 PM. The day gives 10 h 34 min of light.
Hanover and its neighbours East Hanover and Hanover Neck keep one clock.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Hanover?
- Time in Hanover follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Hanover?
- Daylight saving in Hanover: Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Hanover?
- It sets at 5:59 PM.