Central City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2939, -87.1233
- Elevation
- 133 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 892
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 900 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central City, Kentucky, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Central City, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Central City, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central City
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Central City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:15 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 5:48 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Central City right now
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Central City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15926
- 42330
- 52214
- 68826
- 80427
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 Central City
- Central City Arizona, United States
- Central City Nebraska, United States
- Central City Illinois, United States
- Central City Iowa, United States
- Central City 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
- Stringtown — 4.7 km
- Mercer — 4.7 km
- Holt — 4.9 km
- South Carrollton — 5.1 km
- Cleaton — 5.3 km
- Morehead — 5.3 km
Central City: clock, sun and surroundings
Mercer and Stringtown are neighbours of Central City on the same clock.
The full list of postal codes for Central City runs to 5.
Local time in Central City is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sun rises over Central City today at 6:15 AM and slips away at 4:51 PM. That leaves 10 h 36 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Central City?
- Central City is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Central City?
- Daylight saving time in Central City: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Central City?
- It sets at 4:51 PM.