Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.7921, -91.4135
- Elevation
- 38 m above sea level
- Population
- 342
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1460 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Forest, Louisiana, United States
The local time of Forest, Louisiana, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Forest, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Forest
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Forest.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Forest right now
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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
- West Carroll Parish — 4.1 km
- Green — 4.9 km
- Pioneer — 6.5 km
- Redwing — 7.5 km
- Oak Grove — 8.0 km
- Twin Bridges — 8.3 km
Forest: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes valid in Forest number 5.
The clock standard in Forest is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Sunrise today in Forest lands at 7:11 AM; sunset lands at 6:33 PM. That is 11 h 22 min of light.
The clock in Forest matches the clock in nearby West Carroll Parish and Green.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Forest in?
- Forest is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Forest during the year?
- Daylight saving in Forest: Yes.
- When does light leave Forest?
- Light leaves at 6:33 PM.