Howard Beach in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6579, -73.8363
- Population
- 26 148
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 336 km away
What time is it in Howard Beach, New York, United States
The reading below is the local time in Howard Beach, New York, United States, taken from the America/New_York zone (−4).
Howard Beach, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Howard Beach
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Howard Beach, New York.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Howard Beach right now
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Howard Beach and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11414
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 York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
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
- Queens County — 0.2 km
- Queens — 2.6 km
- Brooklyn Manor — 4.2 km
- Jamaica — 4.5 km
- City Line — 4.7 km
- Cedar Manor — 5.3 km
Time and daylight in Howard Beach
The zone that governs Howard Beach is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Today's daylight in Howard Beach begins at 7:08 AM and finishes at 6:15 PM. The total is 11 h 07 min.
Both Queens County and Queens are near Howard Beach and keep its time.
Postal designations for Howard Beach total 1.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Howard Beach observe?
- Howard Beach observes America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Howard Beach?
- Daylight saving time in Howard Beach: Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Howard Beach?
- It disappears at 6:15 PM.