Lexington-Fayette in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0498, -84.4585
- Population
- 314 488
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 653 km away
What time is it in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Read off the current local time in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, United States, which belongs to the America/New_York zone (−4).
Lexington-Fayette, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Lexington-Fayette
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 07:11 Solar noon 13:38 Sunset 20:05 Daylight 12 h 54 min Night 11 h 06 min Civil twilight 06:45 – 20:32
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Lexington-Fayette and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 40505 Lexington — 1.3 km away
- 40555 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40591 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40588 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40583 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40582 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40581 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40580 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40579 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40578 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40577 Lexington — 2.6 km away
- 40576 Lexington — 2.6 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
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
- Covington 40 997
Same time zone — America/New_York
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Nearby places
- Eastland — 0.4 km
- Rockwood — 0.7 km
- Fayette County — 0.8 km
- Kenawood — 1.1 km
- Lexington Manor — 1.2 km
- Hi-Acres — 1.5 km
Local time details for Lexington-Fayette
Lexington-Fayette spans 12 postal codes.
Hours in Lexington-Fayette are kept by America/New_York, standing at UTC−4. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
In Lexington-Fayette the sun appears at 07:11 and disappears at 20:05 today. Daylight stretches 12 h 54 min.
Look nearby and you will see Eastland and Rockwood on the same clock as Lexington-Fayette.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Lexington-Fayette?
- The time zone designation for Lexington-Fayette is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Lexington-Fayette observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Lexington-Fayette: Yes.
- What time is first light in Lexington-Fayette?
- The sun rises at 07:11.