Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.0690, -84.9855
- Elevation
- 301 m above sea level
- Population
- 746
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 725 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Kentucky, United States
This page answers what time it is in Salem, Kentucky, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:05 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 4:44 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 5:38 AM – 5:11 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
Time and daylight in Salem
Mail delivery in Salem relies on 12 postal codes.
The clock in Salem is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Sun-up in Salem is 6:05 AM today and sun-down is 4:44 PM. That gap holds 10 h 39 min of daylight.
Nothing changes on the clock between Salem and neighbouring Horntown or Fonthill.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Salem fall?
- Salem falls under America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Salem?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- What time is last light in Salem?
- The sun sets at 4:44 PM.