East Gentilly in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0241, -89.9890
- Elevation
- -2 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1541 km away
What time is it in East Gentilly, Louisiana, United States
Learn the current time in East Gentilly, Louisiana, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
East Gentilly, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in East Gentilly
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
East Gentilly keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:29 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in East Gentilly right now
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East Gentilly and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70127 New Orleans — 1.5 km away
- 70128 New Orleans — 4.0 km away
- 70126 New Orleans — 6.1 km away
- 70032 Arabi — 7.0 km away
- 70117 New Orleans — 7.2 km away
- 70044 Chalmette — 7.3 km away
- 70122 New Orleans — 7.5 km away
- 70148 New Orleans — 7.6 km away
- 70043 Chalmette — 9.0 km away
- 70116 New Orleans — 9.5 km away
- 70114 New Orleans — 10.5 km away
- 70119 New Orleans — 10.8 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
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Lower Ninth Ward — 6.7 km
- Saint Claude Heights — 6.9 km
- Holy Cross — 7.9 km
- Arabi — 7.9 km
- Chalmette Vista — 8.7 km
- Versailles — 8.9 km
Local time details for East Gentilly
Nearby places like Lower Ninth Ward and Saint Claude Heights are on East Gentilly time.
East Gentilly is served by a set of 12 postal codes.
East Gentilly is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
First light in East Gentilly comes at 7:04 AM today; darkness returns after 6:29 PM. The day gives 11 h 24 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does East Gentilly use?
- East Gentilly uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in East Gentilly?
- Yes.
- What time is last light in East Gentilly?
- The sun sets at 6:29 PM.