Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.1092, -87.8820
- Elevation
- 147 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 174
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 970 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, Kentucky, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Princeton, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Princeton, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Princeton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Princeton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
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 Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton New Jersey, United States
- Princeton Texas, United States
- Princeton Indiana, United States
- Princeton Illinois, 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
- Crowtown — 2.3 km
- Pumpkin Center — 3.5 km
- Cedar Bluff — 4.0 km
- Caldwell County — 4.2 km
- Scottsburg — 6.4 km
- White Sulphur — 6.5 km
Time and daylight in Princeton
In Princeton the sun rises today at 7:11 AM and sets again at 6:02 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 52 min of the day.
The same hours are kept in Princeton and in nearby Crowtown and Pumpkin Center.
Coverage of Princeton by postal code amounts to 12 entries.
The time zone in effect for Princeton is America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Princeton?
- Select America/Chicago for Princeton; the offset is −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Princeton?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Princeton?
- The sun is setting at 6:02 PM.