Lake Elmo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.9953, -92.9078
- Elevation
- 278 m above sea level
- Population
- 8 406
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1474 km away
What time is it in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States
Local time in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Lake Elmo, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lake Elmo
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Lake Elmo keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 9 h 54 min Night 14 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:28 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Lake Elmo right now
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Lake Elmo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 55042
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
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
- Washington County — 5.2 km
- Oakbury — 5.6 km
- Oakdale — 5.8 km
- Pine Springs — 5.8 km
- Hazel Park — 6.1 km
- North Saint Paul — 6.9 km
Time and daylight in Lake Elmo
Lake Elmo operates with 1 postal code.
Lake Elmo sits under America/Chicago, which puts local clocks at UTC−6. Daylight saving in use: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:59 AM in Lake Elmo and goes down at 4:54 PM. Daylight measures 9 h 54 min.
Washington County and Oakbury are close to Lake Elmo and observe the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Lake Elmo?
- The designation used for Lake Elmo is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Lake Elmo?
- No.
- What hour brings sunset in Lake Elmo?
- The hour is 4:54 PM.