Elk River in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.3038, -93.5672
- Elevation
- 273 m above sea level
- Population
- 23 963
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1535 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elk River, Minnesota, United States
Local time in Elk River, Minnesota, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Elk River, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elk River
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elk River keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:50 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 6:39 PM
Weather in Elk River right now
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Elk River and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55330
- 83827
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 Elk River
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
- Lake Orono Estates — 2.8 km
- Otsego — 3.8 km
- Riverbend Mobile Home Park — 5.2 km
- Bailey — 7.8 km
- Dayton — 7.8 km
- Albertville — 10.0 km
About the time in Elk River
Both Lake Orono Estates and Otsego are near Elk River and keep its time.
2 postal codes divide Elk River.
Elk River sits in the America/Chicago time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Elk River at 7:50 AM, then sets at 6:08 PM. The day offers 10 h 18 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Elk River?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Elk River; its offset is −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Elk River?
- Daylight saving in Elk River: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Elk River?
- 7:50 AM marks sunrise.