Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3487, -74.6590
- Population
- 29 603
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 260 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Right now in Princeton, New Jersey, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Princeton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Princeton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Princeton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 7:00 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
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 Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton Texas, United States
- Princeton Indiana, United States
- Princeton Illinois, United States
- Princeton Kentucky, 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
- Kingston — 4.9 km
- Blawenburg — 7.5 km
- Mercer County — 8.1 km
- Lawrenceville — 8.3 km
- Dutch Neck — 8.3 km
- Heathcote — 8.3 km
Princeton: clock, sun and surroundings
Local time in Princeton comes from the America/New_York zone, UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun breaks the horizon at Princeton at 7:28 AM and leaves it at 5:59 PM. Daylight comes to 10 h 30 min.
The time you see for Princeton is also correct for Kingston and Blawenburg.
Postal service in Princeton uses 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Princeton?
- Princeton is covered by the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Princeton?
- Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Princeton?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:59 PM.