Empire in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.6591, -93.0147
- Elevation
- 260 m above sea level
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1468 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Empire, Minnesota, United States
See what time it currently is in Empire, Minnesota, United States — the time zone there is America/Chicago (−5).
Empire, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Empire
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Empire.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:19 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Empire right now
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Empire and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35063
- 43926
- 49630
- 70050
- 80438
- 89405
- 95319
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 Empire
- Empire California, United States
- Empire Louisiana, United States
- Empire Georgia, United States
- Empire Michigan, United States
- Empire Colorado, 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
- Vermillion — 4.1 km
- Dakota County — 4.3 km
- Hampton — 5.5 km
- Coates — 6.5 km
- New Trier — 9.0 km
- Rich Valley — 9.9 km
About the time in Empire
Local time in Empire comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises over Empire today at 7:49 AM and slips away at 6:04 PM. That leaves 10 h 15 min of daylight.
Empire keeps the same time as its neighbours Vermillion and Dakota County.
Every address in Empire sits within one of 7 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Empire based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Empire is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Empire?
- Daylight saving time in Empire: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Empire?
- Yes, it is 7:49 AM.