Bancroft in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0128, -96.5728
- Elevation
- 408 m above sea level
- Population
- 480
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1685 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bancroft, Nebraska, United States
The time now in Bancroft, Nebraska, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Bancroft, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bancroft
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Bancroft keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:55 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:27 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:26 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Bancroft right now
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Bancroft and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25011
- 48414
- 50517
- 54921
- 68004
- 83217
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 Nebraska
Other places named Bancroft
- Bancroft Ontario, Canada
- Bancroft Iowa, United States
- Bancroft West Virginia, United States
- Bancroft Wisconsin, United States
- Bancroft Michigan, 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
- Rosalie — 7.0 km
- Lyons — 11.5 km
- Pender — 15.8 km
- Thurston County — 16.3 km
- Walthill — 16.6 km
- Basford (historical) — 17.1 km
Local time details for Bancroft
Travelling from Bancroft to Rosalie or Lyons does not change the hour.
6 postal codes describe the layout of Bancroft.
Bancroft sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Bancroft at 7:55 AM, then sets at 6:27 PM. The day offers 10 h 32 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Bancroft fall?
- Bancroft falls under America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Bancroft go back at any point?
- Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Bancroft?
- 6:27 PM.