Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.0887, -86.7869
- Elevation
- 151 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 877 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Boston, Kentucky, United States
The exact time in Boston, Kentucky, United States is given here, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Boston, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Boston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Boston keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:22 PM
Weather in Boston right now
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Boston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02108
- 02109
- 02110
- 02111
- 02112
- 02113
- 02114
- 02115
- 02116
- 02117
- 02118
- 02123
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 Boston
- Boston Massachusetts, United States
- Boston England, United Kingdom
- Boston New York, United States
- Boston Davao Region, Philippines
- Boston Georgia, 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
- Turnertown — 4.0 km
- Quality — 5.5 km
- Davis Crossroads — 5.8 km
- Dimple — 6.1 km
- Silver City — 6.8 km
- Leetown — 6.9 km
Time and daylight in Boston
Boston takes in 12 postal codes.
Boston carries the America/Chicago zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:08 AM in Boston and down again at 5:56 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 47 min of daylight.
The time you see for Boston is also correct for Turnertown and Quality.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Boston identified?
- The time zone for Boston is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Boston?
- Daylight saving time in Boston: Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Boston?
- Daylight begins at 7:08 AM.