Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0325, -101.0670
- Elevation
- 905 m above sea level
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2088 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, Kansas, United States
Current local time for Peterson, Kansas, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Peterson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Peterson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Peterson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:09 AM Solar noon 1:29 PM Sunset 6:49 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 7:42 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Peterson
- Peterson Iowa, United States
- Peterson Minnesota, United States
- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
- Peterson Alabama, 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
- Wolf — 2.8 km
- Ritchal — 3.4 km
- Lowe — 6.5 km
- Country Acres Trailer Park — 7.8 km
- Deerfield — 8.2 km
- Acres West Mobile Home Park — 8.3 km
About the time in Peterson
3 codes are used to address mail in Peterson.
Peterson holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−5. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun is up at 8:09 AM in Peterson and down again at 6:49 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 40 min of daylight.
Anyone in Wolf or Ritchal reads the same clock as Peterson.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Peterson follow?
- Peterson follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Peterson adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Peterson?
- Light arrives at 8:09 AM.