Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.6416, -90.8137
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1628 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 the time as it is now in Central, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Central, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Central keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 27 min Night 12 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:57 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 Louisiana, United States
- Central Bahia, Brazil
- Central Ontario, Canada
- Central Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Central South Carolina, 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
- Ardoyne — 1.0 km
- Ellendale — 1.1 km
- Mcbride — 2.5 km
- Ellsworth — 3.5 km
- Crescent — 3.8 km
- Lazy Acres — 4.6 km
Central: clock, sun and surroundings
Clocks in Central are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun will rise at 7:06 AM and set at 6:33 PM in Central today. Daylight amounts to 11 h 27 min.
Nothing changes on the clock between Central and neighbouring Ardoyne or Ellendale.
5 postal codes describe the layout of Central.
Questions and answers
- What is Central's time zone?
- Central's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Central go back at any point?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Central?
- Sunset there is at 6:33 PM.