Madison in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.0061, -97.1140
- Elevation
- 511 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 258
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1762 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Madison, South Dakota, United States
This page shows local time in Madison, South Dakota, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Madison, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Madison
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Madison, South Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:15 PM Sunset 6:45 PM Daylight 11 h 00 min Night 13 h 00 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:14 PM
Weather in Madison right now
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Madison and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03849
- 04950
- 06443
- 07940
- 13402
- 15663
- 21648
- 22727
- 25130
- 27025
- 30650
- 32340
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
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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
- Prairie Village — 4.3 km
- Chautauqua — 5.2 km
- Junius — 10.4 km
- Peninsula Park — 10.7 km
- Orland (historical) — 11.1 km
- Wentworth — 12.0 km
About the time in Madison
Madison operates with 12 postal codes.
Madison lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Sun-up in Madison is 7:45 AM today and sun-down is 6:45 PM. That gap holds 11 h 00 min of daylight.
Prairie Village and Chautauqua are close to Madison and observe the same time.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Madison in for local time?
- For local time, Madison is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Madison run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Madison: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Madison?
- It is 6:45 PM.