Meridian in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.9255, -92.4054
- Elevation
- 38 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1655 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Meridian, Louisiana, United States
Learn the current time in Meridian, Louisiana, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Meridian, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Meridian
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Meridian.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:39 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Meridian right now
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Meridian and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13113
- 31319
- 39301
- 39302
- 39303
- 39304
- 39305
- 39307
- 39309
- 73058
- 76665
- 83642
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 Meridian
- Meridian Idaho, United States
- Meridian Mississippi, United States
- Meridian Pennsylvania, United States
- Meridian Colorado, United States
- Meridian Oklahoma, 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
- Belle Chaney (historical) — 4.4 km
- Lake Cove — 4.5 km
- Nobrac — 5.3 km
- Johnson Landing — 5.4 km
- Turkey Creek — 5.4 km
- Squealer Point Landing — 5.7 km
Local time details for Meridian
Meridian is mapped by 12 postal codes.
Meridian reads its time from America/Chicago, placed at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is observed: Yes.
Daylight in Meridian starts at 7:14 AM and ends at 6:39 PM today. It lasts 11 h 25 min.
Check Meridian and you have also checked Belle Chaney (historical) and Lake Cove.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Meridian?
- The time zone assigned to Meridian is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Meridian changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Meridian?
- Expect it at 7:14 AM.