Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2125, -86.8931
- Elevation
- 125 m above sea level
- Population
- 156
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 883 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Kentucky, United States
The present local time in Rochester, Kentucky, United States is given below, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Rochester, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rochester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Rochester keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:34 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
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Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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 Rochester
- Rochester New York, United States
- Rochester Minnesota, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, 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
- Skilesville — 0.9 km
- Knightsburg — 2.3 km
- Davenport Landing — 3.6 km
- Pleasant Hill — 4.3 km
- Huntsville — 5.6 km
- Provo — 6.2 km
About the time in Rochester
The local time of Rochester is shared by neighbouring Skilesville and Knightsburg.
12 codes make up the postal map of Rochester.
Clocks in Rochester take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise at Rochester today happens at 6:58 AM, sunset at 6:10 PM. The two are 11 h 12 min apart.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Rochester?
- The time zone for Rochester is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Rochester run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Rochester: Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Rochester today?
- Today it rises at 6:58 AM.