Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2017, -98.0678
- Elevation
- 518 m above sea level
- Population
- 466
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1805 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Nebraska, United States
This page shows the current local time in Nelson, Nebraska, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Nelson, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Nelson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:55 AM Solar noon 1:17 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 7:27 AM – 7:08 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 Nebraska
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
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Nuckolls County — 3.3 km
- Smyrna — 9.2 km
- Nora — 9.4 km
- Abdal (historical) — 10.0 km
- Angus — 11.7 km
- Cadams — 11.9 km
Nelson: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal areas within Nelson come to 9.
The name of the time zone in Nelson is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Nelson at 7:55 AM, then sets at 6:40 PM. The day offers 10 h 45 min of daylight.
Neighbours of Nelson such as Nuckolls County and Smyrna share its clock.
Questions and answers
- Does Nelson use the America/Chicago time zone?
- Yes, Nelson uses America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Nelson?
- Daylight saving time in Nelson: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Nelson?
- Today the sun sets at 6:40 PM.