Fort Knox in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.8911, -85.9636
- Elevation
- 225 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 124
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 786 km away
What time is it in Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
Read off the current local time in Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−5).
Fort Knox, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Fort Knox
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 5:40 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:07 PM
Weather in Fort Knox right now
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Fort Knox and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 40121
- 40122
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
Same time zone — America/New_York
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- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
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Nearby places
- Gaffey Heights — 0.7 km
- Prichard Place — 1.0 km
- Rose Terrace — 1.3 km
- Van Voorhis Manor — 2.7 km
- Dietz Acres — 3.1 km
- Red Hill — 4.0 km
Time and daylight in Fort Knox
First light in Fort Knox comes at 7:18 AM today; darkness returns after 5:40 PM. The day gives 10 h 22 min of light.
Nearby places like Gaffey Heights and Prichard Place are on Fort Knox time.
2 codes make up the postal map of Fort Knox.
Time in Fort Knox runs on America/New_York, which is UTC−5. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Fort Knox?
- The time zone name used for Fort Knox is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Fort Knox?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Fort Knox?
- Expect it at 7:18 AM.