Riverhead in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.9170, -72.6620
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 13 299
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 436 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Riverhead, New York, United States
This page shows the time of day in Riverhead, New York, United States as it stands now, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Riverhead, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Riverhead
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Riverhead keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Riverhead right now
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Riverhead and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11901
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
Other places named Riverhead
- Riverhead Auckland, New Zealand
- Riverhead Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Riverhead Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Riverhead Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Riverhead Nova Scotia, Canada
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
- Riverside — 0.9 km
- Parkview Community — 1.0 km
- Pine Valley — 2.4 km
- Glenwood Village — 3.1 km
- Suffolk County — 3.3 km
- Millbrook Mobile Home Park — 3.5 km
About the time in Riverhead
Riverhead works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today's times for Riverhead: the sun is up at 7:15 AM and down at 5:56 PM. That means 10 h 41 min of daylight.
Same time, different place: Riverside and Parkview Community near Riverhead.
Riverhead takes in 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Riverhead based on?
- The clock in Riverhead is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Riverhead?
- Daylight saving time in Riverhead: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Riverhead?
- It appears at 7:15 AM.