Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.8251, -84.8708
- Elevation
- 260 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 356
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 693 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Jackson, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Jackson, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Jackson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Jackson, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:02 AM Solar noon 1:24 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 7:35 AM – 7:14 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
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- Philadelphia United States
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Nearby places
Jackson: clock, sun and surroundings
Sorting mail for Jackson involves 12 postal codes.
Jackson keeps time under America/New_York. That places it at UTC−4, with daylight saving time Yes.
Jackson sees first light at 8:02 AM today and the sun sets at 6:47 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 45 min.
The clock reading for Jackson covers nearby Mercer County and Talmage as well.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Jackson?
- Use America/New_York for Jackson; its offset is −4.
- Does Jackson move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Jackson.
- The sun rises at 8:02 AM.