New jersey time zone
New Jersey is located in the Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the United States. During standard time, New Jersey is on Eastern Standard Time (EST), which is UTC-5 hours. During daylight saving time, New Jersey is on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is UTC-4 hours.
Here are the time zones and their corresponding UTC offsets:
- Eastern Standard Time (EST): UTC-5 hours
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): UTC-4 hours
Note that some areas of New Jersey, such as Atlantic City and Cape May, are located near the Atlantic Ocean and may experience a slight delay in their clocks due to the time difference with the rest of the state. However, this delay is typically only a few minutes and is not significant enough to affect the overall time zone.