Lake Charles in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.2131, -93.2044
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 76 070
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1763 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
This is the current time in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Lake Charles, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lake Charles
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Lake Charles keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:43 PM Daylight 11 h 28 min Night 12 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 7:08 PM
Weather in Lake Charles right now
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Lake Charles and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70601
- 70602
- 70605
- 70606
- 70607
- 70609
- 70611
- 70612
- 70615
- 70616
- 70629
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 Lake Charles
- Lake Charles Ontario, Canada
- Lake Charles Florida, 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
- Pine Acres Trailer Park — 1.5 km
- Greinwich Village — 2.9 km
- Chennault Mobile Village — 4.0 km
- University Place — 4.8 km
- Goosport — 5.4 km
- Tommasi Mobile Village — 5.4 km
About the time in Lake Charles
Postal designations for Lake Charles total 11.
Lake Charles follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Today's sunrise at Lake Charles falls at 7:16 AM; sunset follows at 6:43 PM. Between them lie 11 h 28 min of daylight.
Nearby Pine Acres Trailer Park and Greinwich Village need no separate clock from Lake Charles.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Lake Charles?
- Choose America/Chicago for Lake Charles, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Lake Charles?
- Daylight saving time in Lake Charles: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Lake Charles?
- The sun sets in Lake Charles at 6:43 PM.