Straw in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2759, -86.1725
- Elevation
- 245 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 819 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Straw, Kentucky, United States
The present local time in Straw, Kentucky, United States is given below, for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Straw, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Straw
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Straw.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:11 AM Solar noon 11:29 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 5:14 PM
Weather in Straw right now
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Straw and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42259 Mammoth Cave — 0.6 km away
- 42729 Cub Run — 9.2 km away
- 42207 Bee Spring — 9.8 km away
- 42210 Brownsville — 12.1 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 Straw
- Straw Montana, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Dallas United States
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Demunbruns Store — 2.4 km
- Ollie — 2.7 km
- Stockholm — 4.8 km
- Cub Run — 5.6 km
- Hillview — 5.6 km
- Oak Ridge — 6.2 km
Local time details for Straw
Straw holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−6. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:11 AM in Straw and goes down at 4:47 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 36 min.
Straw keeps the same time as its neighbours Demunbruns Store and Ollie.
Mail delivery in Straw relies on 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Straw?
- The time zone that includes Straw is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Straw?
- Daylight saving time in Straw: No.
- What is the sunrise time for Straw?
- 6:11 AM.