Lake Charles in numbers
- Coordinates
- 28.1163, -82.4811
- Elevation
- 16 m above sea level
- Region
- Florida
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1300 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lake Charles, Florida, United States
Check the current local time in Lake Charles, Florida, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Lake Charles, United States
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Lake Charles
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Lake Charles.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 12:15 PM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 10 h 57 min Night 13 h 03 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 6:08 PM
Weather in Lake Charles right now
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Lake Charles and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70601
- 70602
- 70605
- 70606
- 70607
- 70609
- 70611
- 70612
- 70615
- 70616
- 70629
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 Florida
- Jacksonville 1 009 833
- Miami 487 014
- Tampa 414 547
- Orlando 334 854
- St. Petersburg 257 083
- Hialeah 237 069
Other places named Lake Charles
- Lake Charles Louisiana, United States
- Lake Charles Ontario, Canada
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Ballast Point Heights — 25.5 km
- Murray Heights — 25.5 km
- The Park on Bayshore — 25.5 km
- Rubio Estates — 25.6 km
- Gandy Manor — 25.6 km
- Mac Dill Park — 25.6 km
Lake Charles: clock, sun and surroundings
Lake Charles includes 11 postal codes.
Lake Charles keeps the America/New_York zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Lake Charles greets the sun at 6:46 AM and loses it at 5:43 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 57 min.
Lake Charles shares its time with neighbouring The Park on Bayshore and Murray Heights.
Questions and answers
- Is Lake Charles in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Lake Charles is in the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Lake Charles?
- Daylight saving time in Lake Charles: No.
- How late does the sun set in Lake Charles?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:43 PM.