Lincoln in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.0579, -83.7391
- Elevation
- 279 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 622 km away
- Same name
- 60 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Local time right now in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Lincoln, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Lincoln
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lincoln, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:20 PM Sunset 5:37 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:04 PM
Weather in Lincoln right now
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Lincoln and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01773
- 02865
- 03251
- 04457
- 19960
- 20160
- 35096
- 48742
- 50652
- 59639
- 62656
- 65338
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 Lincoln
- Lincoln Nebraska, United States
- Lincoln England, United Kingdom
- Lincoln California, United States
- Lincoln Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Lincoln Rhode Island, 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
Local time details for Lincoln
In Lincoln the sun rises today at 7:02 AM and sets again at 5:37 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 35 min of the day.
Nearby settlements including Ogle and Bluehole match the time in Lincoln.
Locations in Lincoln are covered by 12 postal codes.
The zone applied in Lincoln is America/New_York with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Lincoln based on?
- The clock in Lincoln is based on America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Lincoln move for summer time?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Lincoln?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:37 PM.