Essen in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.3985, -91.1070
- Elevation
- 11 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1593 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essen, Louisiana, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Essen, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Essen, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Essen
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Essen keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Essen right now
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Essen and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70836 Baton Rouge — 1.9 km away
- 70809 Baton Rouge — 2.5 km away
- 70804 Baton Rouge — 2.9 km away
- 70808 Baton Rouge — 3.9 km away
- 70810 Baton Rouge — 4.2 km away
- 70827 Baton Rouge — 4.6 km away
- 70806 Baton Rouge — 6.0 km away
- 70820 Baton Rouge — 6.1 km away
- 70893 Baton Rouge — 6.4 km away
- 70891 Baton Rouge — 7.3 km away
- 70892 Baton Rouge — 7.4 km away
- 70816 Baton Rouge — 7.6 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
Other places named Essen
- Essen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Essen Flanders, Belgium
- Essen Lower Saxony, Germany
- Essen Groningen, Netherlands
- Essen Lower Saxony, Germany
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
- Autumn Run — 5.2 km
- Riverland — 5.6 km
- Evangeline Hermitage Estates — 5.8 km
- Sable Chase — 5.9 km
- Gardere Place — 6.3 km
- The Highlands — 6.5 km
Local time details for Essen
The clock in nearby Autumn Run and Riverland follows Essen.
The number of postal codes covering Essen is 12.
Essen runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: Yes.
Essen sees the sun rise at 7:10 AM and set at 6:32 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 22 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Essen?
- The time zone for Essen is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Essen?
- Yes.
- When is the sun down in Essen?
- The sun goes down at 6:32 PM.