Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9833, -98.0837
- Elevation
- 587 m above sea level
- Population
- 632
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1809 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, Nebraska, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Elgin, Nebraska, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Elgin, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elgin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elgin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:00 AM Solar noon 1:17 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:31 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Elgin right now
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Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16413
- 29045
- 37732
- 45838
- 52141
- 55932
- 58533
- 60120
- 60121
- 60122
- 60123
- 60124
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 Elgin
- Elgin Illinois, United States
- Elgin Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elgin Texas, United States
- Elgin Oklahoma, United States
- Elgin South Carolina, 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
- Raeville — 10.0 km
- Oakdale — 13.5 km
- Petersburg — 14.5 km
- Neligh — 16.8 km
- Closter — 19.3 km
- Antelope County — 21.6 km
Time and daylight in Elgin
Sunrise for Elgin today is set at 8:00 AM, sunset at 6:35 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 35 min.
If you are looking near Elgin, both Raeville and Oakdale keep the same time.
Postal areas within Elgin come to 12.
Elgin observes America/Chicago time, currently expressed as UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Elgin?
- The time zone of Elgin is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Elgin move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Elgin today?
- Today it rises at 8:00 AM.