Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.8950, -96.9265
- Elevation
- 488 m above sea level
- Population
- 261
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1745 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, South Dakota, United States
The current local time in Chester, South Dakota, United States is displayed here for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Chester, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Chester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Chester.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:44 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 00 min Night 13 h 00 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:13 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester 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
- Brant Lake — 4.2 km
- Huntimer — 6.8 km
- Smiths Park — 7.2 km
- Peninsula Park — 8.7 km
- Franklin — 11.4 km
- Wentworth — 11.8 km
Chester: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal coverage of Chester comes to 12 codes.
The zone name for Chester is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Chester sees first light at 7:44 AM today and the sun sets at 6:44 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 00 min.
Time in Brant Lake and Huntimer, both close to Chester, runs the same.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Chester?
- Chester observes the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Chester during the year?
- Daylight saving in Chester: Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Chester?
- It sets at 6:44 PM.