Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.3145, -93.9769
- Elevation
- 292 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1593 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Arkansas, United States
This page reports the local time in Athens, Arkansas, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Athens, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Athens keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 12:01 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Arkansas
- Little Rock 202 591
- Fort Smith 88 194
- Fayetteville 82 830
- Springdale 77 859
- Jonesboro 73 907
- North Little Rock 66 504
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Old Thompson (historical) — 2.2 km
- New Thompson (historical) — 3.8 km
- Henry — 4.1 km
- Henry — 4.4 km
- Midway (historical) — 4.5 km
- Saline (historical) — 4.9 km
Athens: clock, sun and surroundings
Athens carries 12 postal codes.
Athens observes America/Chicago time, currently expressed as UTC−6. Daylight saving time here: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:43 AM in Athens and goes down at 5:19 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 36 min.
Time runs the same in Athens and in nearby Old Thompson (historical) and New Thompson (historical).
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Athens use?
- Athens uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Does Athens have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Athens: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Athens?
- Sunrise there is at 6:43 AM.