Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5728, -95.3027
- Elevation
- 353 m above sea level
- Population
- 290
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1572 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Kansas, United States
The time in Lancaster, Kansas, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Lancaster, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Lancaster keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:57 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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
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/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Atchison County — 4.7 km
- Shannon — 5.2 km
- Farmington — 6.1 km
- Monrovia — 6.6 km
- Good Intent — 8.0 km
- Huron — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Lancaster
No adjustment is needed moving between Lancaster, Atchison County and Shannon.
12 postal codes are current for Lancaster.
Time zone for Lancaster: America/Chicago, running at UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun breaks the horizon at Lancaster at 7:43 AM and leaves it at 6:30 PM. Daylight comes to 10 h 47 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Lancaster?
- Lancaster uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Does Lancaster take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Lancaster: Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Lancaster?
- It disappears at 6:30 PM.