Lake Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.9676, -81.8609
- Elevation
- 228 m above sea level
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 612 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lake Forest, South Carolina, United States
The current local time in Lake Forest, South Carolina, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Lake Forest, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Lake Forest
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Lake Forest, South Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Lake Forest right now
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Lake Forest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60045
- 92630
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 South Carolina
- Columbia 142 416
- Charleston 132 609
- North Charleston 108 304
- Mount Pleasant 81 317
- Rock Hill 71 548
- Greenville 64 579
Other places named Lake Forest
- Lake Forest California, United States
- Lake Forest Illinois, United States
- Lake Forest Florida, United States
- Lake Forest Alabama, United States
- Lake Forest California, 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
- Dunagin — 0.6 km
- Pierce Acres — 1.2 km
- Southern Pines — 2.9 km
- Hillcrest — 3.1 km
- Converse — 3.6 km
- Ben Avon — 3.8 km
Lake Forest: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Lake Forest applies without change in Dunagin and Pierce Acres nearby.
Lake Forest has 2 postal codes in total.
People in Lake Forest keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−4. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Morning light reaches Lake Forest at 7:42 AM, and the sun sets at 6:43 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 01 min.
Questions and answers
- How is Lake Forest's time zone listed?
- Lake Forest's time zone is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is summer time in effect in Lake Forest at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Lake Forest: Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Lake Forest?
- It sets at 6:43 PM.