Sterling in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2100, -98.2070
- Elevation
- 500 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 293
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1838 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sterling, Kansas, United States
This page shows local time in Sterling, Kansas, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Sterling, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sterling
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Sterling, Kansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:57 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:39 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 7:30 AM – 7:06 PM
Weather in Sterling right now
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Sterling and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01564
- 06377
- 13156
- 18463
- 20163
- 20164
- 20165
- 20166
- 20167
- 44276
- 48659
- 58572
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 Sterling
- Sterling Virginia, United States
- Sterling Illinois, United States
- Sterling Colorado, United States
- Sterling Massachusetts, United States
- Sterling Alaska, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- McVays Corner — 6.9 km
- Alden — 9.8 km
- Saxman — 10.6 km
- Kilbourns Corner — 11.9 km
- Sunview Mobile Home Park — 12.4 km
- Nickerson — 12.8 km
About the time in Sterling
The area of Sterling is divided into 12 postal codes.
Sterling marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
The sun shows itself over Sterling at 7:57 AM and sets at 6:39 PM today. That is 10 h 42 min of light.
The time you see for Sterling is also correct for McVays Corner and Alden.
Questions and answers
- Can Sterling's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Sterling's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Sterling?
- Daylight saving time in Sterling: Yes.
- When does morning light reach Sterling?
- At 7:57 AM.