Staples in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.3555, -94.7922
- Elevation
- 390 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 885
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1667 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Staples, Minnesota, United States
This page keeps the current time in Staples, Minnesota, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Staples, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Staples
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Staples.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:47 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in Staples right now
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Staples and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56479
- 78670
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 Staples
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
- Oak Ridge Trailer Court — 0.1 km
- Pine Ridge Trailer Court — 0.1 km
- Philbrook — 9.9 km
- Aldrich — 11.3 km
- Motley — 11.4 km
- Esterdy — 14.2 km
About the time in Staples
Staples sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today at Staples, the sun rises at 7:47 AM and sets at 6:22 PM. That gives 10 h 35 min of daylight.
Around Staples, places such as Oak Ridge Trailer Court and Pine Ridge Trailer Court use the same time.
Coverage of Staples by postal code amounts to 2 entries.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Staples identified?
- The time zone for Staples is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Staples change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Staples: Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Staples?
- The hour is 6:22 PM.