New Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2834, -88.1942
- Elevation
- 130 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 992 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in New Salem, Kentucky, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in New Salem, Kentucky, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
New Salem, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in New Salem
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in New Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in New Salem right now
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New Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01355
- 15468
- 58563
- 62357
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 New Salem
- New Salem Massachusetts, United States
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- New Salem Pennsylvania, United States
- New Salem Pennsylvania, United States
- New Salem Pennsylvania, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
Local time details for New Salem
Sunrise at New Salem today happens at 7:02 AM, sunset at 6:16 PM. The two are 11 h 14 min apart.
Levias and Midway, both nearby, hold the same time as New Salem.
New Salem carries 4 postal codes.
Time in New Salem follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in New Salem?
- Local time in New Salem is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in New Salem shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunrise in New Salem?
- The hour is 7:02 AM.