Time Zones in Minnesota
Minnesota uses Central Time.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/Chicago | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
- Official code
- 27
- Representative coordinates
- 46.315957, -94.199604
- Resident population, July 2025
- 5,830,405
- Land area
- 206,245.435 km²
- Water area
- 18,936.592 km²
- State
- Minnesota
The representative point identifies this area. It is not a street address or a boundary survey.
Counties and equivalents
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Anoka County, Minnesota
- Becker County, Minnesota
- Beltrami County, Minnesota
- Benton County, Minnesota
- Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- Brown County, Minnesota
- Carlton County, Minnesota
- Carver County, Minnesota
- Cass County, Minnesota
- Chippewa County, Minnesota
- Chisago County, Minnesota
- Clay County, Minnesota
- Clearwater County, Minnesota
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Cottonwood County, Minnesota
- Crow Wing County, Minnesota
- Dakota County, Minnesota
- Dodge County, Minnesota
- Douglas County, Minnesota
- Faribault County, Minnesota
- Fillmore County, Minnesota
- Freeborn County, Minnesota
- Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Grant County, Minnesota
- Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Houston County, Minnesota
- Hubbard County, Minnesota
- Isanti County, Minnesota
Cities, towns and communities
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Ada city, MN
- Adams city, MN
- Adrian city, MN
- Afton city, MN
- Aitkin city, MN
- Akeley city, MN
- Albany city, MN
- Alberta city, MN
- Albert Lea city, MN
- Albertville city, MN
- Alden city, MN
- Aldrich city, MN
- Alexandria city, MN
- Alpha city, MN
- Altura city, MN
- Alvarado city, MN
- Amboy city, MN
- Andover city, MN
- Angle Inlet CDP, MN
- Annandale city, MN
- Anoka city, MN
- Appleton city, MN
- Apple Valley city, MN
- Arco city, MN
- Arden Hills city, MN
- Argyle city, MN
- Arlington city, MN
- Ashby city, MN
- Askov city, MN
- Atwater city, MN
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