Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7779, -93.1368
- Elevation
- 41 m above sea level
- Population
- 270
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1658 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Forest, Louisiana, United States
On this page the local time of Forest, Louisiana, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Forest, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Forest
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Forest, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Forest right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Forest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24551
- 39074
- 45843
- 46039
- 71242
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 Forest
- Forest Brussels Capital, Belgium
- Forest Virginia, United States
- Forest Mississippi, United States
- Forest Ontario, Canada
- Forest 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
- Calvert Acres — 0.9 km
- Oak Grove — 1.2 km
- Highland Acres — 1.3 km
- Oakleaf Estates — 1.6 km
- Stephens — 1.6 km
- Oakhill — 2.0 km
Local time details for Forest
Coverage of Forest by postal code amounts to 5 entries.
The time zone in effect for Forest is America/Chicago, at UTC−6. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Forest sees first light at 6:35 AM today and the sun sets at 5:20 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 45 min.
Calvert Acres and Oak Grove, both nearby, hold the same time as Forest.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Forest?
- America/Chicago corresponds to Forest and has an offset of −6.
- Does Forest move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Forest?
- 5:20 PM.