Bear in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5345, -93.2738
- Elevation
- 189 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1524 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bear, Arkansas, United States
The local time in Bear, Arkansas, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Bear, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bear
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Bear, Arkansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Bear right now
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Bear and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 19701
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
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Dallas United States
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Royal — 3.9 km
- Maddox — 5.4 km
- Crystal Springs — 5.9 km
- Sunshine — 7.5 km
- Chandler — 7.9 km
- Crystal Springs Landing — 8.1 km
Local time details for Bear
Today's sun rises in Bear at 7:30 AM, then sets at 6:26 PM. The day offers 10 h 56 min of daylight.
Neighbouring places Royal and Maddox run on Bear time.
Bear takes in 1 postal code.
The offset in Bear is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Bear?
- The time zone designation for Bear is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Bear shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Bear?
- 7:30 AM.