Scranton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.7406, -78.8342
- Elevation
- 235 m above sea level
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 454 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Scranton, New York, United States
This page displays how late it is in Scranton, New York, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Scranton, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Scranton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Scranton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:46 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Scranton right now
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Scranton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18501
- 18502
- 18503
- 18504
- 18505
- 18508
- 18509
- 18510
- 18512
- 18515
- 18519
- 18540
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 Scranton
- Scranton Pennsylvania, United States
- Scranton South Carolina, United States
- Scranton Kansas, United States
- Scranton Iowa, United States
- Scranton North Dakota, 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
- Carnegie — 1.2 km
- Forest Glen — 1.5 km
- Hamburg — 2.8 km
- Armor — 2.9 km
- Big Tree — 3.7 km
- Water Valley — 4.1 km
About the time in Scranton
Clocks in Scranton are set by America/New_York and read UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun climbs above Scranton at 7:46 AM and dips below at 6:14 PM. Between them sit 10 h 27 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby Carnegie and Forest Glen follows Scranton.
The mail network in Scranton covers 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Scranton?
- The designation used for Scranton is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Scranton take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Scranton: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Scranton?
- Today the sun sets at 6:14 PM.