Hector in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.4673, -92.9749
- Elevation
- 219 m above sea level
- Population
- 452
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1460 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hector, Arkansas, United States
This page answers what time it is in Hector, Arkansas, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Hector, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hector
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Hector, Arkansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:32 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Hector right now
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Hector and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14841
- 55342
- 72843
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 Hector
- Hector Minnesota, United States
- Hector West Coast, New Zealand
- Hector Queensland, Australia
- Hector Loreto, Peru
- Hector Pennsylvania, 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
- Boiling Springs (historical) — 1.9 km
- Walnut Grove — 3.3 km
- Leta (historical) — 3.9 km
- Rock Springs — 4.1 km
- Pope County — 5.8 km
- Retta — 6.0 km
Hector: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise today is 7:32 AM in Hector, with sunset at 6:22 PM. That works out to 10 h 50 min of light.
No adjustment is needed moving between Hector, Boiling Springs (historical) and Walnut Grove.
3 postal codes describe the layout of Hector.
Local time in Hector is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Hector?
- Use America/Chicago for Hector; its offset is −5.
- Do the clocks in Hector go back at any point?
- Yes.
- What time does the day end in Hector?
- The sun sets at 6:22 PM.