Franklin County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2392, -84.8771
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 685 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, which uses America/New_York (−5).
Franklin County, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Franklin County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Franklin County keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:24 PM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:03 PM
Weather in Franklin County right now
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Franklin County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 40602 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40603 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40604 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40618 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40619 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40620 Frankfort — 0.6 km away
- 40601 Frankfort — 1.4 km away
- 40621 Frankfort — 4.3 km away
- 40622 Frankfort — 4.3 km away
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 Franklin County
- Franklin County Alabama, United States
- Franklin County Arkansas, United States
- Franklin County Florida, United States
- Franklin County Georgia, United States
- Franklin County Iowa, 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
- Shadrick Ferry (historical) — 2.7 km
- Harvieland — 3.5 km
- Frankfort — 4.3 km
- Kentucky — 4.3 km
- Indian Hills — 4.7 km
- Kennebec — 4.8 km
Time and daylight in Franklin County
Today in Franklin County, daylight opens at 7:13 AM and closes at 5:36 PM. That span measures 10 h 22 min.
Clocks in Shadrick Ferry (historical) and Harvieland read the same as clocks in Franklin County.
Postal codes assigned across Franklin County total 9.
Franklin County carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
Questions and answers
- How is Franklin County's time zone listed?
- Franklin County's time zone is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Franklin County shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Franklin County: No.
- How late does the sun set in Franklin County?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:36 PM.