Elder in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1233, -103.9670
- Elevation
- 1313 m above sea level
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2336 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elder, Colorado, United States
On this page the local time of Elder, Colorado, United States is updated live, in the America/Denver zone (−6).
Elder, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Elder
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Elder, Colorado.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Elder right now
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Elder and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 81039 Fowler — 5.5 km away
- 81058 Manzanola — 8.0 km away
- 81062 Olney Springs — 9.0 km away
- 81033 Crowley — 12.4 km away
- 81034 Crowley — 12.4 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 Colorado
- Denver 729 019
- Colorado Springs 456 568
- Aurora 359 407
- Fort Collins 170 924
- Lakewood 152 597
- Thornton 133 451
Other places named Elder
- Elder Ontario, Canada
- Elder Georgia, United States
- Elder Georgia, United States
- Elder Louisiana, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Fowler — 4.9 km
- Olney Springs — 5.1 km
- King Center — 7.9 km
- Pultney — 8.3 km
- Manzanola — 9.0 km
- Hamlet — 11.6 km
Time and daylight in Elder
Elder and nearby Fowler and Olney Springs are never an hour apart.
Elder is covered by 5 postal codes.
Elder uses the America/Denver time zone with a UTC−6 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Elder greets the sun at 7:14 AM and loses it at 6:08 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 53 min.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Elder in for local time?
- For local time, Elder is in America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Does Elder keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Elder: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Elder?
- The sun is rising at 7:14 AM.