Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.8120, -83.3335
- Elevation
- 274 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 562 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Kentucky, United States
This page shows local time in Salem, Kentucky, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Salem, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:18 PM Sunset 5:28 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 5:55 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/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
Salem: clock, sun and surroundings
First light in Salem comes at 7:09 AM today; darkness returns after 5:28 PM. The day gives 10 h 18 min of light.
In Sellars and Nickell the clock agrees with Salem.
12 codes make up the postal map of Salem.
The applicable time zone for Salem is America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Salem?
- The time zone name for Salem is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Salem go back at any point?
- No.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Salem — what are they?
- Sunrise at 7:09 AM, sunset at 5:28 PM.