Independence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2242, -95.7083
- Elevation
- 245 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 958
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1642 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Independence, Kansas, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Independence, Kansas, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Independence, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Independence
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Independence, Kansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:01 PM
Weather in Independence right now
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Independence and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24348
- 26374
- 38638
- 41051
- 44131
- 50644
- 54747
- 64050
- 64051
- 64052
- 64053
- 64054
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 Independence
- Independence Missouri, United States
- Independence Kentucky, United States
- Independence Oregon, United States
- Independence Ohio, United States
- Independence Iowa, 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
- Fruitland — 2.3 km
- Brookside Mobile Home Estates — 4.2 km
- Montgomery County — 4.7 km
- Le Hunt — 6.3 km
- Blake — 7.6 km
- Crane — 10.0 km
Time and daylight in Independence
Sunrise today in Independence lands at 7:41 AM; sunset lands at 6:35 PM. That is 10 h 53 min of light.
Nearby, Fruitland and Brookside Mobile Home Estates go by the same clock as Independence.
Independence takes in 12 postal codes.
Time in Independence is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Independence?
- The time zone name used for Independence is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Independence?
- Daylight saving time in Independence: Yes.
- When does daylight end in Independence?
- Daylight ends at 6:35 PM.