Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1128, -84.4727
- Elevation
- 157 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 433
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 643 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, Kentucky, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Dayton, Kentucky, United States — the America/New_York zone applies there (−4).
Dayton, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Dayton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Dayton keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:02 AM Solar noon 1:23 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:35 AM – 7:11 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton New Jersey, 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
- Pendleton — 1.8 km
- Woodlawn — 2.3 km
- O'Bryonsville — 2.4 km
- Newport — 3.1 km
- Over-The-Rhine — 3.7 km
- Norwood — 4.9 km
Dayton: clock, sun and surroundings
For Dayton the applicable zone is America/New_York, running UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Dayton sees the sun rise at 8:02 AM and set at 6:43 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 41 min.
For Pendleton and Woodlawn near Dayton, the clock reads the same.
Dayton works with 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Dayton based on?
- The clock in Dayton is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Dayton?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Dayton?
- The sun is rising at 8:02 AM.