Elk Creek in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1003, -85.3711
- Elevation
- 203 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 539
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 730 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elk Creek, Kentucky, United States
This page shows the current local time in Elk Creek, Kentucky, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Elk Creek, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Elk Creek
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Elk Creek.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 1:28 PM Sunset 7:04 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:25 AM – 7:31 PM
Weather in Elk Creek right now
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Elk Creek and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24326
- 65464
- 68348
- 95939
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 Elk Creek
- Elk Creek California, United States
- Elk Creek Nebraska, United States
- Elk Creek Idaho, United States
- Elk Creek Missouri, United States
- Elk Creek New York, 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
- Normandy — 2.5 km
- Veech — 4.9 km
- Yoder — 5.0 km
- Rivals — 5.8 km
- Finchville — 7.8 km
- Taylorsville — 8.0 km
Elk Creek: clock, sun and surroundings
Today in Elk Creek the sun appears at 7:52 AM and sets again at 7:04 PM. Daylight holds for 11 h 12 min.
Elk Creek and its neighbours Normandy and Veech keep one clock.
The mail network in Elk Creek covers 4 codes.
The local zone in Elk Creek is America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Elk Creek?
- Local time in Elk Creek is determined by America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do people in Elk Creek set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Elk Creek: Yes.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Elk Creek — what times?
- 7:52 AM and 7:04 PM.