Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 48.8583, -96.8042
- Elevation
- 277 m above sea level
- Population
- 331
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1924 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Minnesota, United States
Read off the current local time in Lancaster, Minnesota, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Lancaster, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Lancaster keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:14 AM Solar noon 1:12 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 9 h 57 min Night 14 h 03 min Civil twilight 7:41 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01523
- 03584
- 14086
- 17601
- 17602
- 17603
- 17604
- 17605
- 17606
- 17607
- 17608
- 17611
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 Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster England, United Kingdom
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, 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
- Kittson County — 9.2 km
- Orleans — 12.3 km
- Hallock — 14.0 km
- Viking Land Terrace — 14.3 km
- Northcote — 14.5 km
- Lake Bronson — 17.4 km
Time and daylight in Lancaster
Lancaster is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
The sun rises at 8:14 AM, sets at 6:10 PM, and stays over Lancaster for 9 h 57 min. That is today's daylight.
Travelling from Lancaster to Kittson County or Orleans does not change the hour.
The postal code count for Lancaster is 12.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Lancaster?
- The correct time zone for Lancaster is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Lancaster switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Lancaster: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Lancaster?
- The sun sets at 6:10 PM.