Somerset in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2762, -74.8491
- Elevation
- 41 m above sea level
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 242 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Local time right now in Somerset, New Jersey, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Somerset, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Somerset
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Somerset keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 4:52 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 5:20 PM
Weather in Somerset right now
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Somerset and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02725
- 02726
- 08873
- 08875
- 15501
- 15510
- 22972
- 42501
- 42502
- 42503
- 43783
- 46984
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 Somerset
- Somerset New Jersey, United States
- Somerset Massachusetts, United States
- Somerset Kentucky, United States
- Somerset Alberta, Canada
- Somerset Pennsylvania, 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
- Altura — 2.9 km
- Bear Tavern — 3.6 km
- Ewing — 4.2 km
- Ferry Road Manor — 4.6 km
- Fernwood — 4.9 km
- Parkway Village — 5.5 km
About the time in Somerset
Nearby settlements including Altura and Bear Tavern match the time in Somerset.
There are 12 postal code zones in Somerset.
The time zone in effect for Somerset is America/New_York, at UTC−5. Daylight saving time observed: No.
In Somerset the sun rises today at 6:37 AM and sets again at 4:52 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 15 min of the day.
Questions and answers
- Can Somerset's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Somerset's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Somerset go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Somerset: No.
- Please give the sunrise time for Somerset.
- The sun rises at 6:37 AM.