Yankton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8711, -97.3973
- Elevation
- 368 m above sea level
- Population
- 14 557
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1763 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Yankton, South Dakota, United States
This page reports the local time in Yankton, South Dakota, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Yankton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Yankton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Yankton, South Dakota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:16 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Yankton right now
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Yankton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57078
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 Yankton
- Yankton Oregon, 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
- South Yankton — 2.4 km
- Aten — 5.0 km
- Unorganized Territory Of Southeast Yankton — 6.0 km
- Napa Junction — 9.0 km
- Menominee — 9.5 km
- Fairview Heights — 10.4 km
Time and daylight in Yankton
Yankton contains 1 postal code.
The time zone here in Yankton is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:45 AM in Yankton and sets at 6:47 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 02 min.
Nearby settlements including South Yankton and Aten match the time in Yankton.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Yankton?
- The time in Yankton is calculated using America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the offset in Yankton changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Yankton?
- Yes, it is 6:47 PM.