Sinking Fork in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.9337, -87.5992
- Elevation
- 168 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 951 km away
What time is it in Sinking Fork, Kentucky, United States
Check the current local time in Sinking Fork, Kentucky, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Sinking Fork, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sinking Fork
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Sinking Fork, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in Sinking Fork right now
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Sinking Fork and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42215 Cerulean — 6.1 km away
- 42232 Gracey — 9.9 km away
- 42241 Hopkinsville — 12.2 km away
- 42240 Hopkinsville — 12.9 km away
- 42217 Crofton — 14.9 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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Pleasant Green Hill — 6.4 km
- Buffalo — 7.9 km
- Gracey — 8.3 km
- Era — 8.5 km
- Bainbridge — 8.8 km
- Walnut Grove — 9.1 km
Local time details for Sinking Fork
Sinking Fork shares its time with neighbouring Pleasant Green Hill and Buffalo.
Sinking Fork operates with 5 postal codes.
People in Sinking Fork keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Today in Sinking Fork the sun appears at 7:14 AM and sets again at 5:56 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 41 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Sinking Fork?
- The correct time zone for Sinking Fork is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Sinking Fork?
- Daylight saving in Sinking Fork: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Sinking Fork?
- Yes, it is 5:56 PM.