Centralia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.7258, -96.1272
- Elevation
- 388 m above sea level
- Population
- 509
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1642 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Centralia, Kansas, United States
Get the current local time in Centralia, Kansas, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Centralia, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Centralia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Centralia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Centralia right now
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Centralia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62801
- 65240
- 66415
- 75834
- 98531
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 Centralia
- Centralia Washington, United States
- Centralia Illinois, United States
- Centralia Missouri, United States
- Centralia Iowa, United States
- Centralia Pennsylvania, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Kelly — 10.7 km
- Corning — 11.3 km
- Nemaha County — 11.6 km
- Vermillion — 11.9 km
- Seneca Mobile Home Park — 12.6 km
- Seneca — 13.2 km
Local time details for Centralia
Postal designations for Centralia total 5.
Centralia runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: Yes.
Today's times for Centralia: the sun is up at 7:48 AM and down at 6:30 PM. That means 10 h 42 min of daylight.
The time in Centralia is also the time in nearby Kelly and Corning.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Centralia?
- The time in Centralia is calculated using America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Centralia?
- Daylight saving time in Centralia: Yes.
- When does light arrive in Centralia?
- Light arrives at 7:48 AM.