Petroleum in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.6953, -86.2483
- Elevation
- 184 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 845 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petroleum, Kentucky, United States
Right now in Petroleum, Kentucky, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Petroleum, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Petroleum
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Petroleum keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:18 PM
Weather in Petroleum right now
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Petroleum and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26161
- 46778
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 Petroleum
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
- Rodemer — 3.1 km
- Chapel Hill — 4.8 km
- Adolphus — 5.0 km
- Fleet — 6.2 km
- Red Hill — 6.8 km
- Scottsville — 7.6 km
Local time details for Petroleum
Rodemer and Chapel Hill sit close to Petroleum and run on the same clock.
Postal designations for Petroleum total 2.
The clock standard in Petroleum is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Sunrise for Petroleum today is set at 7:09 AM, sunset at 5:51 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 42 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Petroleum?
- Select America/Chicago for Petroleum; the offset is −5.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Petroleum?
- Daylight saving time in Petroleum: Yes.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Petroleum.
- The sunset hour is 5:51 PM.