Jonesboro in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.8423, -90.7043
- Population
- 73 907
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1253 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Jonesboro, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jonesboro
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:51 PM
Weather in Jonesboro right now
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Jonesboro and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04648
- 30236
- 30237
- 30238
- 46938
- 62952
- 71251
- 72401
- 72402
- 72403
- 72404
- 72405
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
- North Little Rock 66 504
- Conway 64 980
Other places named Jonesboro
- Jonesboro Georgia, United States
- Jonesboro Louisiana, United States
- Jonesboro Illinois, United States
- Jonesboro Indiana, United States
- Jonesboro Maine, 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
- Philadelphia — 4.1 km
- Pleasant Grove — 5.3 km
- Nettleton — 5.4 km
- Glendale — 5.8 km
- Doss (historical) — 5.9 km
- Craighead County — 6.6 km
About the time in Jonesboro
Jonesboro keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Morning light reaches Jonesboro at 7:13 AM, and the sun sets at 6:25 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 12 min.
For nearby Philadelphia and Pleasant Grove, use the time shown for Jonesboro.
Delivery zones in Jonesboro are marked by 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Jonesboro based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Jonesboro is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Jonesboro?
- Daylight saving time in Jonesboro: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Jonesboro?
- Sunset there is at 6:25 PM.