Buford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5642, -86.9839
- Elevation
- 147 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 881 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buford, Kentucky, United States
This page keeps the current time in Buford, Kentucky, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Buford, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Buford
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Buford keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Buford right now
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Buford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30515
- 30518
- 30519
- 82052
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 Buford
- Buford Georgia, United States
- Buford Ohio, United States
- Buford Alberta, Canada
- Buford Arkansas, United States
- Buford Colorado, 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
- Pleasant Ridge — 3.8 km
- Maxwell — 4.7 km
- Bells Run — 6.0 km
- Heflin — 6.7 km
- Beda — 7.0 km
- Red Hill — 7.2 km
Local time details for Buford
Look nearby and you will see Pleasant Ridge and Maxwell on the same clock as Buford.
Buford is split into 4 postal code areas.
The applicable time zone for Buford is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:09 AM today in Buford, with the sun setting at 5:57 PM. That leaves 10 h 48 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Buford?
- Buford is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Buford?
- Daylight saving time in Buford: Yes.
- When does evening light leave Buford?
- At 5:57 PM.