Bethel in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.9336, -88.2790
- Elevation
- 144 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1009 km away
- Same name
- 149 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bethel, Kentucky, United States
Find out what time it is now in Bethel, Kentucky, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−5).
Bethel, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bethel
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Bethel.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:03 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Bethel right now
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Bethel and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04217
- 05032
- 06801
- 12720
- 19507
- 19931
- 27812
- 45106
- 55005
- 63434
- 74724
- 99559
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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Bethel
- Bethel Connecticut, United States
- Bethel Alaska, United States
- Bethel Washington, United States
- Bethel Ohio, United States
- Bethel Ohio, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Tatumsville — 2.4 km
- Little Bear Creek — 4.1 km
- Marshall — 4.2 km
- Cambridge Shores — 4.6 km
- Buena Vista — 4.8 km
- Briensburg — 5.2 km
About the time in Bethel
Today Bethel sees sunrise at 7:03 AM, sunset at 6:17 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 14 min.
Time in Bethel applies without change in Tatumsville and Little Bear Creek nearby.
12 postal codes are attached to Bethel.
Bethel is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Bethel follow?
- Local time in Bethel follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Bethel switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Bethel: Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Bethel.
- The sun rises at 7:03 AM.