Dakota in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.9136, -91.3599
- Elevation
- 208 m above sea level
- Population
- 317
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1316 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dakota, Minnesota, United States
Local time in Dakota, Minnesota, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Dakota, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dakota
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Dakota right now
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Dakota and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55925
- 61018
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 Dakota
- Dakota Wisconsin, United States
- Dakota Illinois, United States
- Dakota Izabal Department, Guatemala
- Dakota Atlántida Department, Honduras
- Dakota Trøndelag, Norway
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
- Dresbach — 2.4 km
- Sunset Point (historical) — 3.4 km
- Brice Prairie — 5.6 km
- Nodine — 6.2 km
- Donehower — 6.5 km
- Campbell — 6.9 km
Local time details for Dakota
Dakota gets its sunrise at 7:39 AM and its sunset at 6:02 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 10 h 23 min.
The time given for Dakota holds for nearby Dresbach and Sunset Point (historical) too.
2 postal codes are current for Dakota.
Dakota operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Dakota?
- The time zone used in Dakota is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Dakota changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Dakota?
- Sunrise in Dakota is at 7:39 AM.