Baxter in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.3433, -94.2867
- Elevation
- 368 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 934
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1631 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Baxter, Minnesota, United States
The current local time in Baxter, Minnesota, United States — time zone America/Chicago (−5) — is shown right here.
Baxter, United States
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Baxter
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Baxter, Minnesota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in Baxter right now
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Baxter and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26560
- 38544
- 40806
- 50028
- 56425
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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Baxter
- Baxter Victoria, Australia
- Baxter Tennessee, United States
- Baxter Iowa, United States
- Baxter Ontario, Canada
- Baxter West Virginia, 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
- Perch Lake Trailer Court — 1.8 km
- Barrows — 5.3 km
- Westwood Mobile Home Park — 5.4 km
- Brainerd — 6.8 km
- Crow Wing — 7.1 km
- Meadow View Manor — 8.8 km
Baxter: clock, sun and surroundings
Baxter is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Today at Baxter, the sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 6:24 PM. That gives 10 h 41 min of daylight.
Both Perch Lake Trailer Court and Barrows are near Baxter and keep its time.
Baxter appears under 5 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Baxter?
- Time in Baxter follows the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Baxter shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Baxter?
- 6:24 PM.