Shishmaref in numbers
- Coordinates
- 66.2562, -166.0720
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 580
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 6065 km away
What time is it in Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Shishmaref, Alaska, United States, in the America/Nome time zone (−9).
Shishmaref, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−9 · America/Nome
Local time in Shishmaref
UTC−9 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Shishmaref, Alaska.
The sun today
Sunrise 10:18 AM Solar noon 1:49 PM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 7 h 03 min Night 16 h 57 min Civil twilight 9:16 AM – 6:22 PM
Weather in Shishmaref right now
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Shishmaref and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 99772
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 Alaska
- Anchorage 289 600
- Fairbanks 32 325
- Juneau 31 555
- Eagle River 24 793
- Badger 19 482
- Knik-Fairview 14 923
Nearby places
- Brevig Mission — 104.4 km
- Lost River — 108.1 km
- Teller — 111.2 km
- Tuksuk (historical) — 113.8 km
- Port Clarence — 116.0 km
- Davidsons Landing — 118.6 km
Shishmaref: clock, sun and surroundings
1 codes are used to address mail in Shishmaref.
Shishmaref adheres to America/Nome, a UTC−9 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
The sun comes up over Shishmaref at 10:18 AM today and drops below the horizon at 5:20 PM. That is 7 h 03 min between the two.
Nearby, Brevig Mission and Lost River go by the same clock as Shishmaref.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Shishmaref?
- The time zone name for Shishmaref is America/Nome, with an offset of −9.
- Does Shishmaref shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Shishmaref: No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Shishmaref?
- Today the sun sets at 5:20 PM.