Baxter in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.5293, -91.4971
- Elevation
- 40 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1426 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Check the current local time in Baxter, Arkansas, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Baxter, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Baxter
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Baxter.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 10 h 55 min Night 13 h 05 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Baxter right now
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Baxter and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26560
- 38544
- 40806
- 50028
- 56425
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 Baxter
- Baxter Minnesota, United States
- Baxter Victoria, Australia
- Baxter Tennessee, United States
- Baxter Iowa, United States
- Baxter Ontario, Canada
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
- Leavits (historical) — 3.4 km
- Dermott — 5.7 km
- Collins — 6.3 km
- Decker (historical) — 7.0 km
- Constance (historical) — 8.0 km
- Deep Elm — 10.0 km
Local time details for Baxter
The full list of postal codes for Baxter runs to 5.
The clock in Baxter is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Today Baxter gets sunrise at 7:23 AM and sunset at 6:18 PM. That leaves 10 h 55 min of daylight.
Travelling from Baxter to Leavits (historical) or Dermott does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Baxter?
- The time zone of Baxter is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Baxter?
- Daylight saving time in Baxter: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Baxter?
- Sunset there is at 6:18 PM.