Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.4297, -97.3684
- Population
- 22 797
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1746 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Nebraska, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Columbus, Nebraska, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Columbus, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbus
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Columbus.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:56 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:28 AM – 7:01 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus New Jersey, 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
- Wagners Lake — 1.7 km
- College View Park — 2.7 km
- Countryview Estates — 2.7 km
- Carriage House Estates — 3.3 km
- Sheldonville — 6.1 km
- Country Mobile Villa — 6.9 km
About the time in Columbus
Nearby, Wagners Lake and College View Park go by the same clock as Columbus.
12 postal codes cover the territory of Columbus.
People in Columbus keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
In Columbus the sun appears at 7:56 AM and disappears at 6:33 PM today. Daylight stretches 10 h 37 min.
Questions and answers
- Is Columbus in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Columbus is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Columbus shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Columbus: Yes.
- When does light leave Columbus?
- Light leaves at 6:33 PM.