Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.5543, -91.0368
- Population
- 28 295
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1577 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central, Louisiana, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Central, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Central, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Central, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Central right now
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Central and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29630
- 47110
- 84722
- 85531
- 99730
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 Central
- Central Bahia, Brazil
- Central Ontario, Canada
- Central Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Central South Carolina, United States
- Central 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
- Briar Place — 19.2 km
- Old Jefferson — 19.2 km
- Audubon Terrace — 19.3 km
- Pecue Mobile Home Park — 19.3 km
- Woodlawn Acres — 19.3 km
- Platation Acres — 19.5 km
About the time in Central
Central sees the sun rise at 7:15 AM and set at 6:23 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 08 min.
You will find the same time in Briar Place and Old Jefferson, both near Central.
Addressing within Central draws on 5 postal codes.
Central marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Central?
- The time zone assigned to Central is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Central shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Central?
- In Central the sun rises at 7:15 AM.