South in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.3292, -86.3647
- Elevation
- 187 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 834 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in South, Kentucky, United States
This page carries the current local time for South, Kentucky, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
South, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in South
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
South keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Weather in South right now
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South and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42207 Bee Spring — 8.3 km away
- 42275 Roundhill — 9.0 km away
- 42285 Sweeden — 9.3 km away
- 42762 Millwood — 13.2 km away
- 42210 Brownsville — 13.4 km away
- 42721 Caneyville — 13.9 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
Other places named South
- South Sikkim, India
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
- Sunfish — 3.6 km
- Sadler — 4.2 km
- Prosperity — 4.3 km
- Shrewsbury — 5.8 km
- Windyville — 5.9 km
- Nash — 5.9 km
South: clock, sun and surroundings
The full list of postal codes for South runs to 6.
Clocks in South take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sun rises over South today at 7:10 AM and slips away at 5:50 PM. That leaves 10 h 40 min of daylight.
The clock reading for South covers nearby Sunfish and Sadler as well.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for South?
- The time zone designation for South is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in South shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in South?
- Light arrives at 7:10 AM.