Shelby County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2154, -85.1948
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 713 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Shelby County, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Shelby County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Shelby County keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:25 PM Sunset 5:42 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:09 PM
Weather in Shelby County right now
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Shelby County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 40066 Shelbyville — 2.5 km away
- 40065 Shelbyville — 2.6 km away
- 40076 Waddy — 13.5 km away
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 Shelby County
- Shelby County Alabama, United States
- Shelby County Iowa, United States
- Shelby County Illinois, United States
- Shelby County Indiana, United States
- Shelby County Missouri, 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
- Veachland — 0.5 km
- Shelbyville — 2.5 km
- Middletown Heights — 4.1 km
- Hooper — 5.6 km
- Mulberry — 7.7 km
- Clay Village — 8.1 km
Local time details for Shelby County
Shelby County is on America/New_York time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
First light in Shelby County comes at 7:09 AM today; darkness returns after 5:42 PM. The day gives 10 h 33 min of light.
Nearby settlements including Veachland and Shelbyville match the time in Shelby County.
There are 3 postal codes assigned to Shelby County.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Shelby County?
- Shelby County is covered by the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Will the time in Shelby County move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Shelby County: No.
- When does the sun disappear in Shelby County?
- It disappears at 5:42 PM.