Atchison in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5630, -95.1216
- Elevation
- 248 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 712
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1557 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Atchison, Kansas, United States
The current hour and minute in Atchison, Kansas, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Atchison, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Atchison
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Atchison keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:55 PM
Weather in Atchison right now
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Atchison and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 66002
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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Atchison
- Atchison Kentucky, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Winthrop — 1.3 km
- Sugar Lake — 6.0 km
- Lewis And Clark Village — 6.3 km
- Armour — 6.6 km
- Dalbey — 8.2 km
- Rushville — 8.6 km
Atchison: clock, sun and surroundings
Whatever the hour in Atchison, it is the same in Winthrop and Sugar Lake.
Postal coverage of Atchison comes to 1 codes.
Atchison marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Daylight arrives in Atchison at 7:43 AM and departs at 6:28 PM. It lasts 10 h 45 min today.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Atchison?
- Atchison is assigned to the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Atchison?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Atchison?
- Light leaves at 6:28 PM.