Rockaway in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.9012, -74.5143
- Elevation
- 173 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 494
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 310 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rockaway, New Jersey, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Rockaway, New Jersey, United States — the America/New_York zone applies there (−5).
Rockaway, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rockaway
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Rockaway keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Rockaway right now
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Rockaway and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07866
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 Rockaway
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
- Denville — 3.3 km
- Hilltown — 3.8 km
- Beach Glen — 4.0 km
- Dover — 4.2 km
- Morris County — 5.0 km
- Hibernia — 5.1 km
Rockaway: clock, sun and surroundings
Rockaway has 1 postal code in total.
Rockaway counts hours by America/New_York, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Sunrise for Rockaway today is set at 6:37 AM, sunset at 4:49 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 12 min.
If you are looking near Rockaway, both Denville and Hilltown keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Rockaway?
- Use America/New_York for Rockaway; its offset is −5.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Rockaway?
- No.
- When does light leave Rockaway?
- Light leaves at 4:49 PM.