Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.1309, -91.8799
- Elevation
- 78 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1381 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Arkansas, United States
Watch the current local time in Essex, Arkansas, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Essex, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Essex
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Essex.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
- Essex Illinois, 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
- Essex (historical) — 3.0 km
- Antioch — 3.4 km
- Mcrae — 5.6 km
- Beebe — 6.7 km
- Brundige (historical) — 6.9 km
- Garner — 8.6 km
About the time in Essex
Local time in Essex is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
In Essex, today's sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 6:33 PM. Light stays for 11 h 18 min.
Nearby places that share Essex's clock include Essex (historical) and Antioch.
Essex is covered by 10 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Essex observe?
- Essex observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Essex?
- Daylight saving in Essex: Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Essex.
- The sun sets at 6:33 PM.