Independence in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.0911, -94.4155
- Population
- 117 255
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1500 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Independence, Missouri, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Independence, Missouri, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Independence, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Independence
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Independence, Missouri.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:37 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 7:10 AM – 6:56 PM
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Independence and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24348
- 26374
- 38638
- 41051
- 44131
- 50644
- 54747
- 64050
- 64051
- 64052
- 64053
- 64054
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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- East Independence 110 675
Other places named Independence
- Independence Kentucky, United States
- Independence Oregon, United States
- Independence Kansas, United States
- Independence Ohio, United States
- Independence Iowa, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Maywood — 2.6 km
- Bristol — 3.2 km
- Englewood — 3.5 km
- Fairmount — 4.6 km
- East Independence — 5.2 km
- Cement City — 6.0 km
About the time in Independence
12 postal codes are current for Independence.
The offset in Independence is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight arrives in Independence at 7:37 AM and departs at 6:28 PM. It lasts 10 h 51 min today.
The same hours are kept in Independence and in nearby Maywood and Bristol.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Independence use?
- Independence uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Independence?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Independence?
- Today the sun rises at 7:37 AM.