Empire in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.3877, -89.5973
- Elevation
- 1 m above sea level
- Population
- 993
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1564 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Empire, Louisiana, United States
This page shows the current local time in Empire, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Empire, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Empire
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Empire keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:18 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 5:34 PM
Weather in Empire right now
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Empire and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35063
- 43926
- 49630
- 70050
- 80438
- 89405
- 95319
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 Empire
- Empire California, United States
- Empire Georgia, United States
- Empire Michigan, United States
- Empire Colorado, United States
- Empire Ohio, 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
- Tropical Bend — 1.8 km
- Point Pleasant (historical) — 2.9 km
- Nicholls (historical) — 4.0 km
- Sunrise — 4.1 km
- Nairn — 4.7 km
- Hesperides — 6.8 km
Empire: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal system lists 7 codes for Empire.
The time zone used in Empire is America/Chicago, set at UTC−6. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Sunrise today is 6:18 AM in Empire, with sunset at 5:09 PM. That works out to 10 h 51 min of light.
The clock in Empire matches the clock in nearby Tropical Bend and Point Pleasant (historical).
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Empire?
- The time zone used in Empire is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Empire adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- When does evening light leave Empire?
- At 5:09 PM.