Basel (historical) in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.7371, -91.3454
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1587 km away
What time is it in Basel (historical), Louisiana, United States
Look up the current time in Basel (historical), Louisiana, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Basel (historical), United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Basel (historical)
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Basel (historical) keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Basel (historical) right now
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Basel (historical) and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70783 Ventress — 8.3 km away
- 70760 New Roads — 10.1 km away
- 70736 Glynn — 11.1 km away
- 70749 Jarreau — 14.3 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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- Dallas United States
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Alfords — 18.8 km
- Rose Hill (historical) — 19.7 km
- Smithfield — 21.9 km
- Chamberlin — 22.8 km
- Erwinville — 23.7 km
- Lincoln Heights — 23.7 km
About the time in Basel (historical)
Whatever the hour in Basel (historical), it is the same in Alfords and Rose Hill (historical).
4 distinct postal codes apply to Basel (historical).
Time in Basel (historical) is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
The sun comes up over Basel (historical) at 7:09 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:34 PM. That is 11 h 25 min between the two.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Basel (historical)?
- Basel (historical) is covered by the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Basel (historical)?
- Daylight saving in Basel (historical): Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Basel (historical)?
- 7:09 AM marks sunrise.