Jersey City uses America/New_York — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time and UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in New Jersey, United States. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Jersey City's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Jersey City uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Jersey City is America/New_York. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 08 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 November 2026 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 14 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 07 November 2027 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 12 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 05 November 2028 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 11 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 November 2029 at 02:00 → 01:00
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Currency: US Dollar (USD). Calling code: +1. Languages: English.
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the county seat of Hudson County, the county's most populous city and its largest by area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 292,449, an increase of 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census count of 247,597.
(The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 302,013 for 2025.) As of 2020, more than 40 languages are spoken in over 52% of households, and 42.5% of residents were born outside the United States making the city the most ethnically diverse in the United States.
The third most-populous city in the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City is bounded on the east by the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay and on the west by the Hackensack River and Newark Bay.
A port of entry, with 30.7 miles (49.4 km) of waterfront and extensive rail infrastructure and connectivity, the city is an important transportation terminus and distribution and manufacturing center for the Port of New York and New Jersey with Port Jersey as the city's intermodal freight transport facility and container shipping terminal.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Jersey City, New Jersey. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
264,290 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
New Jersey, United States.
America/New_York · UTC-05:00 (EST).
Observes DST.
US Dollar (USD) · +1.
New York City, Newark, Philadelphia
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) about 8.9 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 18.2°C and lows 8.3°C. Warmest month: July (average high 31.1°C); coolest month: February (average low -2.6°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Jersey City is a regional employment center and one of the largest in the state with over 100,000 private and public sector jobs, creating a daytime swell in population. Many jobs are in the financial and service sectors, as well as in shipping, logistics, and retail. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: New Jersey · IANA zone: America/New_York · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Jersey City. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Jersey City and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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