Atlantic City
UTC−4United States · EDT
Fri, 11 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Atlantic City, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. Atlantic City and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Atlantic City lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Atlantic City and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Atlantic City lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Atlantic City and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Atlantic City.
Practical Info
Atlantic City (United States) is home to roughly 0.27M people. Today brings about 14.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 20:24. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 39° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
39.36°N, 74.42°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Historic Boardwalk and Casino Oasis of the East
1. The birthplace of the modern boardwalk and Monopoly.
In 1870, Atlantic City opened the world's very first wooden boardwalk to keep ocean sand out of beachfront hotels. Decades later, Charles Darrow used the city's actual street names — Boardwalk, Park Place, Marvin Gardens — to design the world-famous Monopoly board game.
2. The East Coast's casino capital.
Legalized casino gaming launched in 1978 with Resorts International, establishing Atlantic City as the premier gambling hub outside Nevada. Today, its casinos generate roughly $2.85 billion in annual gaming revenue (~$7.8 million per day).
3. The clock: Atlantic City runs on UTC-5 (EST) in winter and UTC-4 (EDT) in summer, sharing New York's Eastern Time zone.
Sources
- New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE)
- Atlantic City Free Public Library Historical Archives
- Monopoly Game History & Hasbro Archives
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap