Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.1734, -82.7785
- Elevation
- 391 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 538 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Kentucky, United States
What follows is the current local time in Thornton, Kentucky, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Thornton, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Thornton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Thornton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 1:16 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 7:23 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03285
- 19373
- 26440
- 41855
- 50479
- 60476
- 71766
- 76687
- 80241
- 95686
- 99176
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 Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton New Hampshire, 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
- Farraday — 1.3 km
- Southdown — 2.3 km
- Millstone — 2.5 km
- Sergent — 3.0 km
- Kona — 3.9 km
- Lucastown — 4.0 km
Thornton: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone in force in Thornton is America/New_York, with an offset of UTC−4. Seasonal change: Yes.
Sunrise for Thornton today is set at 7:49 AM, sunset at 6:43 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 54 min.
Thornton and its neighbours Farraday and Southdown keep one clock.
Postal codes in Thornton number 11.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Thornton?
- The time zone assigned to Thornton is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Thornton stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Thornton: Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Thornton?
- The sun rises in Thornton at 7:49 AM.