Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.2652, -93.0501
- Elevation
- 278 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 007
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1496 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Minnesota, United States
Right now in Columbus, Minnesota, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Columbus, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbus
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Columbus.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:27 PM Daylight 10 h 57 min Night 13 h 03 min Civil twilight 7:01 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, 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
- Forest Lake — 5.3 km
- Woodland Mobile Home Park — 5.4 km
- Wyoming — 8.9 km
- Coon Lake Beach — 9.6 km
- Weston — 9.9 km
- Birchwood Terrace Mobile Home Park — 10.4 km
About the time in Columbus
The time in Columbus is also the time in nearby Forest Lake and Woodland Mobile Home Park.
Columbus has 12 postal codes in total.
Local clocks in Columbus answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today at Columbus, the sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 6:27 PM. That gives 10 h 57 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Columbus?
- The time zone covering Columbus is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Columbus?
- Daylight saving time in Columbus: Yes.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Columbus?
- It rises at 7:30 AM.