Independent in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0324, -91.8507
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1674 km away
What time is it in Independent, Louisiana, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Independent, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Independent, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Independent
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Independent, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 7:01 PM
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Independent and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70562 New Iberia — 4.5 km away
- 70560 New Iberia — 4.6 km away
- 70519 Cade — 7.9 km away
- 70563 New Iberia — 9.8 km away
- 70569 Lydia — 13.7 km away
- 70518 Broussard — 13.8 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
- Segura — 1.0 km
- Kiper Mobile Home Park — 1.3 km
- Sumerall — 2.2 km
- Ulyssee — 2.9 km
- Georgetown — 3.0 km
- Westland Mobile Home Park — 3.0 km
Local time details for Independent
Independent shares its time with neighbouring Segura and Kiper Mobile Home Park.
The mail network in Independent covers 6 codes.
Independent uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Sunlight reaches Independent at 7:11 AM and fades after 6:37 PM today. The span is 11 h 26 min.
Questions and answers
- What is Independent's time zone?
- Independent's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Independent observe daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Independent?
- Sunrise there is at 7:11 AM.