Atchafalaya in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.3460, -91.7232
- Elevation
- 8 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1643 km away
What time is it in Atchafalaya, Louisiana, United States
This page keeps the current time in Atchafalaya, Louisiana, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Atchafalaya, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Atchafalaya
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Atchafalaya, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 7:00 PM
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Atchafalaya and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70517 Breaux Bridge — 11.7 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 Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Pelba — 1.0 km
- Crusel (historical) — 4.6 km
- Grand Annse — 7.0 km
- Henderson — 7.4 km
- Atchasalauga Acres Mobile Home Park — 7.7 km
- Butte La Rose — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Atchafalaya
There is 1 postal code assigned to Atchafalaya.
The zone applied in Atchafalaya is America/Chicago with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
At Atchafalaya the sun clears the horizon at 7:11 AM and sinks again at 6:36 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 26 min.
Both Pelba and Crusel (historical) are near Atchafalaya and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Atchafalaya?
- The local time zone in Atchafalaya is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Atchafalaya?
- Daylight saving in Atchafalaya: Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Atchafalaya?
- 6:36 PM.