Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.1703, -91.7760
- Elevation
- 191 m above sea level
- Population
- 191
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1333 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Arkansas, United States
This page shows the current local time in Franklin, Arkansas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Franklin, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Franklin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Franklin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02038
- 03235
- 04634
- 05457
- 07416
- 13775
- 16323
- 23851
- 26807
- 28734
- 28744
- 30217
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 Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Massachusetts, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin Ohio, 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
- Violet Hill — 6.2 km
- Myron — 6.5 km
- Horseshoe Bend — 6.6 km
- Love (historical) — 7.8 km
- Wiseman — 8.0 km
- Day — 8.8 km
Franklin: clock, sun and surroundings
12 postal codes cover the territory of Franklin.
Hours in Franklin are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Morning light reaches Franklin at 7:16 AM, and the sun sets at 6:32 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 16 min.
The hours shown for Franklin apply equally in Violet Hill and Myron.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Franklin observe?
- Franklin observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Is the local clock in Franklin affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Franklin?
- At 7:16 AM.