Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4428, -84.5930
- Elevation
- 262 m above sea level
- Population
- 13 688
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 771 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Tennessee, United States
The current local time in Athens, Tennessee, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Athens, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Athens
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Athens keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:00 AM Solar noon 1:23 PM Sunset 6:46 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 7:34 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Tennessee
- Nashville 689 447
- New South Memphis 641 608
- Memphis 633 104
- Knoxville 190 740
- Chattanooga 181 099
- Clarksville 166 722
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Texas, 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
- Brewer Addition — 1.0 km
- Clem Jones Heights — 1.3 km
- Bohannon Addition — 1.5 km
- Lockmiller Addition — 1.5 km
- Avalon Heights — 2.0 km
- Housley Addition — 2.0 km
Athens: clock, sun and surroundings
Athens works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Daylight in Athens starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 6:46 PM today. It lasts 10 h 46 min.
Nearby Brewer Addition and Clem Jones Heights need no separate clock from Athens.
The postal code count for Athens is 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Athens observe?
- Athens observes America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Athens?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Athens?
- At 8:00 AM.