Fort Polk South in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.0511, -93.2158
- Elevation
- 88 m above sea level
- Population
- 9 038
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1709 km away
What time is it in Fort Polk South, Louisiana, United States
The clock for Fort Polk South, Louisiana, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Fort Polk South, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Polk South
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Fort Polk South, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:42 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 7:06 PM
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Fort Polk South and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 71459 Fort Polk — 1.1 km away
- 71461 New Llano — 8.9 km away
- 71446 Leesville — 9.2 km away
- 71496 Leesville — 11.1 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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Fort Pollk South — 0.5 km
- Fort Polk — 1.1 km
- Sandy Hill — 2.5 km
- Pickering — 5.6 km
- Coopers — 5.7 km
- Billy Goat Hill — 6.7 km
Local time details for Fort Polk South
4 postal codes are in use across Fort Polk South.
Fort Polk South sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Fort Polk South at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:42 PM today. That is 11 h 25 min of light.
Neighbouring Fort Pollk South and Fort Polk keep the same hours as Fort Polk South.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Fort Polk South?
- The time zone setting that matches Fort Polk South is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do people in Fort Polk South set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Fort Polk South: Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Fort Polk South?
- The sun rises in Fort Polk South at 7:17 AM.