Elko in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.1617, -86.1352
- Elevation
- 225 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 820 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elko, Kentucky, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Elko, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Elko, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elko
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elko keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Elko right now
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Elko and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29826
- 31025
- 89801
- 89802
- 89803
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 Elko
- Elko Nevada, United States
- Elko Minnesota, United States
- Elko South Carolina, United States
- Elko British Columbia, Canada
- Elko British Columbia, Canada
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
- Sloans Crossing — 3.6 km
- Mammoth Cave — 4.1 km
- Pig — 4.5 km
- Cedar Spring — 4.7 km
- Union City — 6.2 km
- Arthur — 6.5 km
Local time details for Elko
The zone in force in Elko is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Sunlight reaches Elko at 7:06 AM and fades after 5:53 PM today. The span is 10 h 47 min.
Set your clock for Elko and it will also be right in Sloans Crossing and Mammoth Cave.
5 postal codes serve Elko.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Elko uses?
- Elko uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Elko use summer time?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Elko is at what time?
- At 7:06 AM.