Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.8374, -91.2176
- Elevation
- 46 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 788
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1571 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Louisiana, United States
On this page the local time of Jackson, Louisiana, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Jackson, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Jackson, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, 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
- Ashpodel Plantation Village Studios — 5.2 km
- Cole — 7.6 km
- Mcmanus — 7.8 km
- Freeland — 8.1 km
- Carney — 8.1 km
- Gurley — 8.7 km
Jackson: clock, sun and surroundings
12 postal codes are attached to Jackson.
Clocks in Jackson follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
For Jackson today, sunrise is 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:34 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 25 min.
Both Ashpodel Plantation Village Studios and Cole are near Jackson and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Jackson?
- The correct time zone for Jackson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Jackson stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Jackson: Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Jackson?
- The hour is 6:34 PM.