Paterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.9168, -74.1718
- Population
- 147 754
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 332 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Paterson, New Jersey, United States
The local time of Paterson, New Jersey, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−4).
Paterson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Paterson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Paterson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Paterson right now
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Paterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07501
- 07502
- 07503
- 07504
- 07505
- 07509
- 07510
- 07513
- 07514
- 07522
- 07524
- 07533
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
- Elizabeth 129 007
- Edison 102 548
- Trenton 89 620
- Toms River 88 791
Other places named Paterson
- Paterson Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Paterson New South Wales, Australia
- Paterson Queensland, Australia
- Paterson Manitoba, Canada
- Paterson Washington, 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
- Haledon — 2.4 km
- Borough Of Haledon — 2.6 km
- Hawthorne — 3.9 km
- Fair Lawn — 4.3 km
- Borough Of Hawthorne — 4.7 km
- Borough Of Fair Lawn — 5.0 km
Paterson: clock, sun and surroundings
The clock reading for Paterson covers nearby Haledon and Borough Of Haledon as well.
The register holds 12 postal codes for Paterson.
Paterson lies in the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−4. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
In Paterson, first light arrives at 7:26 AM and the sun goes down at 5:57 PM. The day holds 10 h 31 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Paterson?
- Time in Paterson follows the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Does Paterson run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Paterson: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Paterson?
- 7:26 AM.