Carter in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.3872, -100.2030
- Elevation
- 662 m above sea level
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1996 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Carter, South Dakota, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Carter, South Dakota, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−6).
Carter, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Carter
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Carter.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:25 PM Sunset 5:31 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:01 PM
Weather in Carter right now
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Carter and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 41128
- 59420
- 73627
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 South Dakota
- Sioux Falls 171 544
- Rapid City 73 569
- Aberdeen 28 102
- Brookings 23 657
- Watertown 22 073
- Mitchell 15 669
Other places named Carter
- Carter Oklahoma, United States
- Carter Montana, United States
- Carter Wyoming, United States
- Carter Saint John, Barbados
- Carter Manchester, Jamaica
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
- New Witten — 11.4 km
- Witten — 11.5 km
- Mosher — 11.8 km
- Jordan Junction — 14.1 km
- Okreek — 15.0 km
- Hidden Timber — 24.9 km
Time and daylight in Carter
Carter shares its time with neighbouring New Witten and Witten.
3 postal codes are listed for Carter.
Standard time in Carter comes from America/Chicago and equals UTC−6. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
In Carter, first light arrives at 7:20 AM and the sun goes down at 5:31 PM. The day holds 10 h 12 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Carter based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Carter is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do the clocks in Carter go back at any point?
- No.
- What time does the sun rise in Carter?
- The sun rises in Carter at 7:20 AM.