Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7989, -87.9609
- Elevation
- 122 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 986 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, Kentucky, United States
Current local time for Canton, Kentucky, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Canton, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Canton, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton Illinois, 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
- Blue Spring — 3.9 km
- Blue Spring Estates — 4.3 km
- Barkley Shores — 4.6 km
- Shawnee Hills — 5.1 km
- Cumberland Shores — 5.3 km
- Golden Pond — 5.8 km
Local time details for Canton
Sunrise at Canton today happens at 7:12 AM, sunset at 6:02 PM. The two are 10 h 50 min apart.
The clock in nearby Blue Spring and Blue Spring Estates follows Canton.
Within Canton, postal codes number 12.
Clocks across Canton run on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Canton?
- The correct time zone for Canton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Canton at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Canton: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Canton?
- Sunrise there is at 7:12 AM.