Sterling in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.8139, -100.2910
- Elevation
- 557 m above sea level
- Region
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2080 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sterling, North Dakota, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Sterling, North Dakota, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Sterling, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sterling
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Sterling, North Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:29 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 9 h 54 min Night 14 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 5:55 PM
Weather in Sterling right now
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Sterling and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01564
- 06377
- 13156
- 18463
- 20163
- 20164
- 20165
- 20166
- 20167
- 44276
- 48659
- 58572
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 North Dakota
- Fargo 118 523
- Bismarck 75 092
- Grand Forks 57 011
- Minot 49 450
- West Fargo 33 597
- Williston 26 977
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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
- Mckenzie — 9.4 km
- Driscoll — 11.8 km
- Brittin — 14.0 km
- Moffit — 15.2 km
- Menoken — 18.3 km
- Burleigh County — 22.7 km
Local time details for Sterling
12 postal codes are listed for Sterling.
Hours in Sterling are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
First light in Sterling comes at 7:29 AM today; darkness returns after 5:23 PM. The day gives 9 h 54 min of light.
Time in Sterling applies without change in Mckenzie and Driscoll nearby.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Sterling be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Sterling?
- No.
- What is the local sunrise time in Sterling?
- Local sunrise is 7:29 AM.