Fairbanks in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.5239, -88.5475
- Elevation
- 169 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1046 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fairbanks, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Fairbanks, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Fairbanks, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fairbanks
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Fairbanks.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:26 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 4:53 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 5:59 AM – 5:20 PM
Weather in Fairbanks right now
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Fairbanks and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 47849
- 71240
- 99701
- 99706
- 99707
- 99708
- 99709
- 99710
- 99711
- 99712
- 99775
- 99790
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 Fairbanks
- Fairbanks Alaska, United States
- Fairbanks Arkansas, United States
- Fairbanks California, United States
- Fairbanks Florida, United States
- Fairbanks 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
- Boydsville — 3.3 km
- Bell City — 4.5 km
- Lynnville — 4.5 km
- Midway — 6.0 km
- Protemus — 6.9 km
- Tri City — 7.5 km
Fairbanks: clock, sun and surroundings
The full list of postal codes for Fairbanks runs to 12.
The applicable time zone for Fairbanks is America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:26 AM and sunset at 4:53 PM in Fairbanks today. The day carries 10 h 27 min of light.
Time runs the same in Fairbanks and in nearby Boydsville and Lynnville.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Fairbanks?
- The time zone that includes Fairbanks is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the clock in Fairbanks stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Fairbanks: No.
- When does the sun appear in Fairbanks?
- It appears at 6:26 AM.