Fort Smith in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.3859, -94.3986
- Population
- 88 194
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1585 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
This page shows the current local time in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Fort Smith, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Smith
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Fort Smith keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:27 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 7:06 PM
Weather in Fort Smith right now
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Fort Smith and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 59035
- 72901
- 72902
- 72903
- 72904
- 72905
- 72906
- 72908
- 72913
- 72914
- 72916
- 72917
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
- Fayetteville 82 830
- Springdale 77 859
- Jonesboro 73 907
- North Little Rock 66 504
- Conway 64 980
Other places named Fort Smith
- Fort Smith Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fort Smith Montana, United States
- Fort Smith Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Dallas United States
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- West Fort Smith — 3.9 km
- Moffett — 4.4 km
- Arkoma — 4.7 km
- Oak Park — 5.0 km
- Mill Creek — 5.6 km
- South Fort Smith — 6.1 km
About the time in Fort Smith
Daylight in Fort Smith starts at 7:27 AM and ends at 6:40 PM today. It lasts 11 h 13 min.
Check Fort Smith and you have also checked West Fort Smith and Moffett.
12 postal codes are listed for Fort Smith.
Hours in Fort Smith are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Fort Smith?
- The value associated with Fort Smith is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Fort Smith during the year?
- Daylight saving in Fort Smith: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Fort Smith?
- Local sunrise is 7:27 AM.