Strain in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0134, -94.0660
- Elevation
- 367 m above sea level
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1535 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Strain, Arkansas, United States
Right now in Strain, Arkansas, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Strain, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Strain
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Strain, Arkansas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Strain right now
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Strain and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 72727 Elkins — 5.3 km away
- 72701 Fayetteville — 9.0 km away
- 72702 Fayetteville — 9.9 km away
- 72737 Greenland — 10.1 km away
- 72735 Goshen — 12.2 km away
- 72703 Fayetteville — 13.5 km away
- 72741 Johnson — 16.0 km away
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 Strain
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
- Harris — 2.6 km
- Black Oak — 3.6 km
- Baldwin — 4.8 km
- Elkins — 5.4 km
- McGuire (historical) — 5.4 km
- Sulphur City — 5.5 km
Strain: clock, sun and surroundings
Travelling from Strain to Harris or Black Oak does not change the hour.
Strain takes in 7 postal codes.
Strain follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
The sun climbs above Strain at 7:39 AM and dips below at 6:23 PM. Between them sit 10 h 44 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Strain?
- The time zone that applies to Strain is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Strain switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Strain: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Strain?
- It appears at 7:39 AM.