Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.1115, -92.3132
- Elevation
- 38 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1572 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, Louisiana, United States
This page shows local time in Chester, Louisiana, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Chester, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Chester
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Chester, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester 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
- Old Newport (historical) — 2.7 km
- Cotton Plant — 4.5 km
- Newport — 6.1 km
- Hickory Springs (historical) — 7.2 km
- Zoar — 9.8 km
- Cooper (historical) — 10.5 km
Chester: clock, sun and surroundings
Chester contains 12 postal codes.
Chester marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
The sun is up at 7:14 AM in Chester and down again at 6:37 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 23 min of daylight.
Old Newport (historical) and Cotton Plant lie near Chester and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Chester?
- In Chester, the applicable time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Chester?
- Daylight saving in Chester: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Chester?
- 7:14 AM.