Hecla in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.8830, -98.1520
- Elevation
- 397 m above sea level
- Population
- 229
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1893 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hecla, South Dakota, United States
Local time in Hecla, South Dakota, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Hecla, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hecla
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Hecla.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:52 AM Solar noon 1:19 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 10 h 55 min Night 13 h 05 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 7:17 PM
Weather in Hecla right now
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Hecla and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57446
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 Hecla
- Hecla Manitoba, Canada
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- Hecla New York, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Eaton (historical) — 9.1 km
- Houghton — 14.1 km
- Ludden — 14.1 km
- Port Emma (historical) — 14.9 km
- Guelph — 16.8 km
- Frisby (historical) — 22.1 km
About the time in Hecla
Sorting mail for Hecla involves 1 postal code.
Hecla tells time by America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5. Clock shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Hecla at 7:52 AM, then sets at 6:47 PM. The day offers 10 h 55 min of daylight.
If you are looking near Hecla, both Eaton (historical) and Houghton keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Hecla?
- The time zone value for Hecla is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Hecla change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Hecla?
- Local sunrise is 7:52 AM.