Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7489, -85.5069
- Elevation
- 245 m above sea level
- Region
- Indiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 752 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Indiana, United States
The present local time in Lancaster, Indiana, United States is given below, for the America/Indiana/Indianapolis time zone (−4).
Lancaster, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Lancaster.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:12 AM Solar noon 1:27 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 7:44 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01523
- 03584
- 14086
- 17601
- 17602
- 17603
- 17604
- 17605
- 17606
- 17607
- 17608
- 17611
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 Indiana
- Indianapolis 887 642
- Fort Wayne 260 326
- Evansville 119 943
- South Bend 101 516
- Carmel 88 713
- Bloomington 84 067
Other places named Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster England, United Kingdom
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, United States
Same time zone — America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Indianapolis United States
Nearby places
- River — 0.6 km
- Mount Etna — 4.7 km
- Majenica — 5.1 km
- Pleasant Plain — 6.6 km
- Harlansburg — 8.8 km
- Huntington County — 9.1 km
Time and daylight in Lancaster
12 distinct postal codes apply to Lancaster.
Local time in Lancaster is governed by America/Indiana/Indianapolis at UTC−4. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun rises here at 8:12 AM and sets at 6:41 PM in Lancaster today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 29 min.
Lancaster keeps the same time as its neighbours River and Mount Etna.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Lancaster?
- Lancaster uses the America/Indiana/Indianapolis time zone, which has an offset of −4.
- Does Lancaster use summer time?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Lancaster?
- The hour is 6:41 PM.