Gretna in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.9146, -90.0540
- Population
- 17 880
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1554 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gretna, Louisiana, United States
This is the current time in Gretna, Louisiana, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Gretna, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gretna
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Gretna keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:21 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:10 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:56 AM – 5:35 PM
Weather in Gretna right now
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Gretna and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24557
- 32332
- 68028
- 70053
- 70054
- 70056
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 Gretna
- Gretna Nebraska, United States
- Gretna Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gretna Florida, United States
- Gretna Virginia, United States
- Gretna Tasmania, Australia
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
- Mcdonoghville — 1.5 km
- Terrytown — 2.1 km
- Harvey — 2.6 km
- Lower Garden District — 2.8 km
- Lafayette (historical) — 2.8 km
- Garden District — 3.1 km
Local time details for Gretna
Both Mcdonoghville and Terrytown are near Gretna and keep its time.
Deliveries to Gretna are sorted by 6 postal codes.
Clocks in Gretna are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:21 AM in Gretna and goes down at 5:10 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 49 min.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Gretna?
- The time zone of Gretna is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the clock in Gretna stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Gretna: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Gretna?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:21 AM.