South Orange in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7491, -74.2604
- Population
- 17 295
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 314 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in South Orange, New Jersey, United States
This page displays how late it is in South Orange, New Jersey, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
South Orange, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in South Orange
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in South Orange, New Jersey.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 11 min Night 13 h 49 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 5:16 PM
Weather in South Orange right now
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South Orange and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07079
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 South Orange
- South Orange New Jersey, 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
- Maplewood — 2.3 km
- Irvington — 2.8 km
- Essex County — 4.4 km
- East Orange — 5.1 km
- Ampere — 5.9 km
- Hillside — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in South Orange
For Maplewood and Irvington near South Orange, the clock reads the same.
1 codes are used to address mail in South Orange.
The time zone used in South Orange is America/New_York, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
The horizon brightens over South Orange at 6:37 AM, and the sun sets at 4:47 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 11 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in South Orange?
- The time zone used in South Orange is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does South Orange move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When does light arrive in South Orange?
- Light arrives at 6:37 AM.