Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.6130, -98.3126
- Elevation
- 397 m above sea level
- Population
- 137
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1896 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, South Dakota, United States
Check the current local time in Columbia, South Dakota, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Columbia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 1:20 PM Sunset 6:48 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 7:22 AM – 7:18 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Brown County — 4.0 km
- Ordway — 8.6 km
- Tacoma Park — 9.3 km
- Plana — 10.4 km
- Putney — 12.2 km
- Prairie Wood Village Addition — 14.4 km
About the time in Columbia
Whatever the hour in Columbia, it is the same in Brown County and Ordway.
The full list of postal codes for Columbia runs to 12.
For Columbia the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Columbia at 7:52 AM, and the sun sets at 6:48 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 56 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Columbia?
- Use America/Chicago for Columbia; its offset is −5.
- Does the local schedule in Columbia include a clock change?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Columbia today?
- Today it rises at 7:52 AM.