Natchitoches in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7607, -93.0863
- Population
- 18 365
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1655 km away
What time is it in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
This page shows the time of day in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Natchitoches, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Natchitoches
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:42 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 7:06 PM
Weather in Natchitoches right now
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Natchitoches and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 71457
- 71458
- 71497
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
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- East Natchitoches — 0.5 km
- Chinquapin Park — 2.3 km
- Natchitoches Parish — 4.2 km
- Bethel — 4.6 km
- Beechwood Estates — 4.8 km
- Oakleaf Estates — 4.8 km
Local time details for Natchitoches
The time zone used in Natchitoches is America/Chicago, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Natchitoches at 7:16 AM and sets at 6:42 PM. That is 11 h 25 min of daylight in all.
Nothing changes on the clock between Natchitoches and neighbouring East Natchitoches or Chinquapin Park.
Delivery zones in Natchitoches are marked by 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Natchitoches?
- The time zone name used for Natchitoches is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Natchitoches include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- When does morning light reach Natchitoches?
- At 7:16 AM.