Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6504, -93.0257
- Elevation
- 92 m above sea level
- Population
- 234
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1598 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Louisiana, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Athens, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Athens, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Athens, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:43 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Russellville — 1.8 km
- Old Athens — 3.0 km
- Tulip — 5.1 km
- Mulnix — 5.1 km
- Darley — 5.1 km
- Point Pleasant — 6.5 km
Athens: clock, sun and surroundings
12 codes make up the postal map of Athens.
The clock in Athens is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Today's times for Athens: the sun is up at 6:37 AM and down at 5:17 PM. That means 10 h 40 min of daylight.
The clock in Athens matches the clock in nearby Russellville and Old Athens.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Athens uses?
- Athens uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Athens?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Athens?
- 5:17 PM.