Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.9947, -93.0327
- Elevation
- 205 m above sea level
- Population
- 193
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1382 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Missouri, United States
The current local time in Nelson, Missouri, United States — time zone America/Chicago (−6) — is shown right here.
Nelson, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Nelson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 6:14 AM – 5:40 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Blackwater — 4.0 km
- Ridge Prairie — 5.3 km
- Napton — 7.8 km
- Pipertown (historical) — 9.2 km
- Hardeman — 10.7 km
- Corioli (historical) — 10.7 km
About the time in Nelson
Neighbouring places Blackwater and Ridge Prairie run on Nelson time.
Postal designations for Nelson total 9.
The applicable time zone for Nelson is America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Today's sunrise at Nelson falls at 6:42 AM; sunset follows at 5:12 PM. Between them lie 10 h 30 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Nelson?
- The entry corresponding to Nelson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time in effect in Nelson at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Nelson: No.
- What time is first light in Nelson?
- The sun rises at 6:42 AM.