Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.3298, -87.0508
- Elevation
- 128 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 893 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
What follows is the current local time in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Nelson, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Nelson, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Martwick — 2.4 km
- Ceralvo — 4.3 km
- Rockport — 4.9 km
- Smallhous — 6.8 km
- Equality — 7.5 km
- Central City — 7.6 km
Nelson: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby Martwick and Ceralvo need no separate clock from Nelson.
Nelson is mapped by 9 postal codes.
Nelson counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
At Nelson the sun clears the horizon at 7:08 AM and sinks again at 5:59 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 51 min.
Questions and answers
- What is Nelson's time zone?
- Nelson's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are the clocks in Nelson adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Nelson: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Nelson?
- Today the sun rises at 7:08 AM.