Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.6456, -91.5360
- Elevation
- 361 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 992
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1272 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Missouri, United States
Check the current local time in Salem, Missouri, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Salem keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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
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- Salem New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
Time and daylight in Salem
Postal codes in Salem number 12.
Local time in Salem is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
The horizon brightens over Salem at 6:39 AM, and the sun sets at 5:03 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 25 min.
The time given for Salem holds for nearby Dent County and Howes too.
Questions and answers
- Can Salem's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Salem's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Salem — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Salem — what times?
- 6:39 AM and 5:03 PM.