South Amboy in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.4779, -74.2907
- Elevation
- 38 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 846
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 294 km away
What time is it in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States
Watch the current local time in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States, running on the America/New_York time zone (−5).
South Amboy, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in South Amboy
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in South Amboy, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 09 min Night 13 h 51 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:16 PM
Weather in South Amboy right now
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South Amboy and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08879
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
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
- Mechanicsville — 1.1 km
- Crossmans — 2.7 km
- Ernston — 2.9 km
- Keasbey — 4.5 km
- Hopelawn — 5.5 km
- Cheesequake — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in South Amboy
The mail network in South Amboy covers 1 codes.
South Amboy is served by the America/New_York time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise comes to South Amboy at 6:37 AM and sunset at 4:47 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 09 min of light.
For Mechanicsville and Crossmans near South Amboy, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for South Amboy?
- Enter America/New_York as the time zone for South Amboy; its offset is −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach South Amboy?
- Daylight saving time in South Amboy: No.
- What hour brings sunset in South Amboy?
- The hour is 4:47 PM.