Gainesville in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.1648, -90.5107
- Elevation
- 102 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1225 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gainesville, Arkansas, United States
This page shows the time of day in Gainesville, Arkansas, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Gainesville, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gainesville
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Gainesville, Arkansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:25 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Gainesville right now
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Gainesville and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14066
- 20155
- 20156
- 30501
- 30503
- 30504
- 30506
- 30507
- 32601
- 32602
- 32603
- 32604
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 Gainesville
- Gainesville Florida, United States
- Gainesville Georgia, United States
- Gainesville Texas, United States
- Gainesville Virginia, United States
- Gainesville Missouri, 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
- Hillside (historical) — 2.1 km
- Lafe — 4.4 km
- Oak Grove Heights — 4.9 km
- Paris (historical) — 5.2 km
- Camp Ground — 5.8 km
- Hooker — 6.8 km
About the time in Gainesville
Gainesville takes in 12 postal codes.
Gainesville is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
For Gainesville today, sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 44 min.
The time you see for Gainesville is also correct for Hillside (historical) and Lafe.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Gainesville?
- The local time zone in Gainesville is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Gainesville change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Gainesville.
- The sun rises at 7:25 AM.