Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0370, -84.3655
- Elevation
- 303 m above sea level
- Population
- 216
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 645 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Kentucky, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Columbus, Kentucky, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Columbus, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Columbus
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Columbus keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:22 PM Sunset 5:37 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:04 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Uttingertown — 0.5 km
- Chilesburg — 3.4 km
- Fenwick — 4.7 km
- Montrose — 5.2 km
- Brighton — 5.4 km
- Nihizertown — 5.4 km
Local time details for Columbus
Look for sunrise at 7:07 AM and sunset at 5:37 PM in Columbus today. The day carries 10 h 29 min of light.
The hour in Columbus is the hour in Uttingertown and Chilesburg as well.
Postal codes valid in Columbus number 12.
Columbus works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Columbus?
- The time zone used in Columbus is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Columbus at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Columbus: No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Columbus.
- The sunset hour is 5:37 PM.