Jefferson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.6025, -96.5592
- Elevation
- 340 m above sea level
- Population
- 517
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1691 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jefferson, South Dakota, United States
This page displays how late it is in Jefferson, South Dakota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Jefferson, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jefferson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Jefferson.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:00 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 7:30 AM – 6:51 PM
Weather in Jefferson right now
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Jefferson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01522
- 03583
- 04348
- 12093
- 15344
- 21755
- 28640
- 29718
- 30549
- 36745
- 44047
- 50129
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 Jefferson
- Jefferson Louisiana, United States
- Jefferson Georgia, United States
- Jefferson Wisconsin, United States
- Jefferson Georgia, United States
- Jefferson Iowa, 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
- Hoffmans Trailer Court — 7.0 km
- McKays Trailer Court — 7.1 km
- McCook Lake — 8.0 km
- Brookdale — 9.8 km
- Mount Lucia — 10.4 km
- North Sioux City — 10.4 km
Local time details for Jefferson
Nearby Hoffmans Trailer Court and McKays Trailer Court follow the same clock as Jefferson.
12 postal codes are current for Jefferson.
The zone in force in Jefferson is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
The sun rises at 8:00 AM, sets at 6:22 PM, and stays over Jefferson for 10 h 22 min. That is today's daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Jefferson?
- The time zone name for Jefferson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the offset in Jefferson changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Jefferson.
- The sun sets at 6:22 PM.