Current time in Evansville, United States
The current local time in Evansville is shown below. Evansville observes CST in winter and CDT during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- America/Chicago
- Standard abbreviation
- CST
- DST abbreviation
- CDT
- Observes daylight saving
- Yes
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Evansville?
Evansville uses Central Time, an unusual choice given that most of Indiana uses Eastern. The city is among the small group of Indiana counties on the western edge that retained Central Time during the 2006 state-wide DST reform. Kentucky immediately south splits between Eastern (Louisville area) and Central (Bowling Green and west), so the cross-river traffic to Henderson, Kentucky involves no time change. Illinois immediately west also uses Central. The federal DST schedule applies. The split-zone state geography reflects historic riverboat and railway commercial alignments.
What are the working hours in Evansville?
Healthcare anchored by Deaconess Health System and the substantial pharmaceutical-services sector around Mead Johnson Nutrition (now part of Reckitt Benckiser), the University of Southern Indiana, and a substantial manufacturing base anchor employment. Office hours run 08:00 to 17:00. The Ohio River's commercial-traffic role remains significant for coal and bulk-commodity transport. The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in early October, the second-largest street festival in the United States, is the largest distinctive local civic event. Kentucky Derby weekend in early May produces substantial regional travel toward Louisville.
Where is Evansville?
Evansville sits in south-western Indiana on the Ohio River, immediately across from Kentucky and around 280 kilometres south-west of Indianapolis. The city proper holds around 115,000 residents and the wider metropolitan area roughly 315,000 across Indiana and Kentucky. The Ohio River makes a sharp horseshoe bend at the city, with downtown sitting on the inside of the curve. The city sits at low elevation around 120 metres above sea level. The Wabash River meets the Ohio around 30 kilometres west at the southern tip of Illinois. The Pocket region of south-western Indiana surrounds the city.