Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0235, -90.5712
- Elevation
- 1 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1582 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Louisiana, United States
The exact time in Columbia, Louisiana, United States is given here, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Columbia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Edgard — 2.4 km
- Duke (historical) — 3.0 km
- Tigerville — 3.4 km
- Lions — 3.8 km
- Reserve — 3.9 km
- Dutch Bayou — 4.1 km
Columbia: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun breaks the horizon at Columbia at 7:06 AM and leaves it at 6:32 PM. Daylight comes to 11 h 26 min.
Places close to Columbia, among them Edgard and Duke (historical), share its time.
Mail delivery in Columbia relies on 12 postal codes.
Columbia operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Columbia follow?
- Local time in Columbia follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Columbia?
- Daylight saving time in Columbia: Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Columbia?
- The sun rises in Columbia at 7:06 AM.