Scranton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9873, -83.5216
- Elevation
- 241 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 574 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Scranton, Kentucky, United States
The current local time in Scranton, Kentucky, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Scranton, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Scranton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Scranton keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:58 AM Solar noon 1:19 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 7:30 AM – 7:07 PM
Weather in Scranton right now
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Scranton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18501
- 18502
- 18503
- 18504
- 18505
- 18508
- 18509
- 18510
- 18512
- 18515
- 18519
- 18540
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 Scranton
- Scranton Pennsylvania, United States
- Scranton South Carolina, United States
- Scranton Kansas, United States
- Scranton Iowa, United States
- Scranton North Dakota, 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
- Craft (historical) — 3.9 km
- Big Woods — 3.9 km
- Ratliff — 4.8 km
- Korea — 6.3 km
- Dan — 6.5 km
- Back (historical) — 7.4 km
Scranton: clock, sun and surroundings
Scranton follows America/New_York, giving it a UTC−4 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Sunlight reaches Scranton at 7:58 AM and fades after 6:40 PM today. The span is 10 h 43 min.
The same local time applies in Scranton, Big Woods and Craft (historical).
The area of Scranton is divided into 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Scranton?
- Scranton is in America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Does Scranton go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Scranton: Yes.
- What time does the day start in Scranton?
- The sun rises at 7:58 AM.