Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.9193, -104.9450
- Population
- 133 451
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2391 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Colorado, United States
This is a live clock for Thornton, Colorado, United States, showing local time in the America/Denver zone (−6).
Thornton, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Thornton
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Thornton keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 11 h 06 min Night 12 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:46 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 Colorado
- Denver 729 019
- Colorado Springs 456 568
- Aurora 359 407
- Fort Collins 170 924
- Lakewood 152 597
- Westminster 116 317
Other places named Thornton
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton New Hampshire, United States
- Thornton California, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Eastlake — 1.5 km
- Northglenn — 3.0 km
- Quimby — 5.1 km
- Westview — 5.7 km
- Hazeltine — 5.9 km
- Hazeltine Heights — 6.0 km
Local time details for Thornton
Records show 11 postal codes for Thornton.
Standard time in Thornton comes from America/Denver and equals UTC−6. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:13 AM in Thornton and sets at 6:19 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 06 min.
Thornton and nearby Eastlake and Northglenn are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Thornton?
- Select America/Denver for Thornton; the offset is −6.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Thornton?
- Yes.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Thornton — what times?
- 7:13 AM and 6:19 PM.