Fern in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.5110, -92.8954
- Elevation
- 30 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1655 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fern, Louisiana, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Fern, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Fern, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fern
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Fern, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 7:05 PM
Weather in Fern right now
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Fern and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 71416 Cloutierville — 4.2 km away
- 71434 Gorum — 9.8 km away
- 71447 Lena — 11.7 km away
- 71452 Melrose — 13.4 km away
- 71455 Mora — 14.3 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 Fern
- Fern Upper Austria, Austria
- Fern England, United Kingdom
- Fern Scotland, United Kingdom
- Fern Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- Fern Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Sampusand — 3.0 km
- Chopin — 3.8 km
- Pollockville — 3.8 km
- Cloutierville — 4.2 km
- Janie — 5.4 km
- Derry — 5.6 km
About the time in Fern
The time standard for Fern is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Today the day starts in Fern at 7:16 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:40 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 24 min.
Clocks in Sampusand and Chopin read the same as clocks in Fern.
5 postal codes are attached to Fern.
Questions and answers
- Can Fern's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Fern's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Fern keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Fern: Yes.
- When does light arrive in Fern?
- Light arrives at 7:16 AM.