Root in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8414, -74.4729
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 489 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Root, New York, United States
The current local time in Root, New York, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Root, United States
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Root
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Root, New York.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:46 PM Daylight 10 h 06 min Night 13 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:16 PM
Weather in Root right now
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Root and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12166 Sprakers — 1.8 km away
- 12031 Carlisle — 8.6 km away
- 12072 Fultonville — 11.5 km away
- 13428 Palatine Bridge — 12.0 km away
- 12160 Sloansville — 12.7 km away
- 13459 Sharon Springs — 13.0 km away
- 12068 Fonda — 14.1 km away
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 Root
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
- Currytown — 2.0 km
- Root Center — 2.0 km
- Flat Creek — 2.3 km
- Lykers — 3.4 km
- Browns Hollow — 4.7 km
- Sprakers — 6.5 km
About the time in Root
Close by, Currytown and Root Center keep time with Root.
Root is served by a set of 7 postal codes.
Root sets its clocks by America/New_York, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: No.
In Root the sun appears at 6:39 AM and disappears at 4:46 PM today. Daylight stretches 10 h 06 min.
Questions and answers
- Should America/New_York be used as the time zone for Root?
- Yes, Root uses America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Does the local time in Root change with daylight saving?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Root?
- The last sunlight comes at 4:46 PM.