Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9070, -95.6139
- Elevation
- 304 m above sea level
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1620 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Kansas, United States
You can see the current local time of Athens, Kansas, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Athens.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:45 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
Athens: clock, sun and surroundings
The hour in Athens is the hour in Piqua and Durand as well.
Addressing within Athens draws on 12 postal codes.
Athens sits in the America/Chicago time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Athens at 7:33 AM, then sets at 6:45 PM. The day offers 11 h 12 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Can Athens's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Athens's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Athens?
- Daylight saving time in Athens: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Athens?
- The sun goes down at 6:45 PM.