Empire in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.6175, -103.3210
- Elevation
- 848 m above sea level
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2260 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Empire, South Dakota, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Empire, South Dakota, United States, in the America/Denver zone (−6).
Empire, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Empire
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Empire keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in Empire right now
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Empire and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35063
- 43926
- 49630
- 70050
- 80438
- 89405
- 95319
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 Empire
- Empire California, United States
- Empire Louisiana, United States
- Empire Georgia, United States
- Empire Michigan, United States
- Empire Colorado, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Vale — 6.4 km
- Newell — 13.4 km
- Bear Butte — 16.0 km
- Volunteer — 19.0 km
- Nisland — 19.4 km
- Buffalo Chip — 23.7 km
Local time details for Empire
The name of the time zone in Empire is America/Denver, and it runs UTC−6. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:11 AM today in Empire, with the sun setting at 6:09 PM. That leaves 10 h 58 min of light.
Empire keeps the same time as its neighbours Vale and Newell.
Empire works with 7 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Can Empire's time zone be given as America/Denver?
- Yes, Empire's time zone is America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Do clocks change in Empire during the year?
- Daylight saving in Empire: Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Empire?
- It sets at 6:09 PM.