Fairfax in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.0275, -98.8884
- Elevation
- 594 m above sea level
- Population
- 113
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1886 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fairfax, South Dakota, United States
This page shows the current local time in Fairfax, South Dakota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Fairfax, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fairfax
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Fairfax, South Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 6:53 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:23 AM – 7:22 PM
Weather in Fairfax right now
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Fairfax and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05454
- 22030
- 22031
- 22032
- 22033
- 22034
- 22035
- 22036
- 22037
- 22038
- 29827
- 52228
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 Fairfax
- Fairfax Virginia, United States
- Fairfax California, United States
- Fairfax Iowa, United States
- Fairfax South Carolina, United States
- Fairfax Ohio, 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
- Bonesteel — 7.1 km
- Anoka — 10.1 km
- Butte — 13.3 km
- Baker (historical) — 13.5 km
- Wheeler (historical) — 15.0 km
- Boyd County — 17.3 km
Time and daylight in Fairfax
Sorting mail for Fairfax involves 12 postal codes.
Fairfax belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Fairfax gets its sunrise at 7:51 AM and its sunset at 6:53 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 11 h 02 min.
In Bonesteel and Anoka the clock agrees with Fairfax.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Fairfax observe?
- Fairfax observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Fairfax follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Fairfax: Yes.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Fairfax.
- The sunset hour is 6:53 PM.