Newport in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.0827, -92.3682
- Elevation
- 56 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1578 km away
- Same name
- 75 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Newport, Louisiana, United States
Watch the current local time in Newport, Louisiana, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Newport, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Newport
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Newport.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Newport right now
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Newport and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02840
- 02841
- 03773
- 04953
- 05855
- 08345
- 13416
- 17074
- 24128
- 28570
- 37821
- 37822
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 Newport
- Newport Wales, United Kingdom
- Newport England, United Kingdom
- Newport Rhode Island, United States
- Newport Kentucky, United States
- Newport Victoria, Australia
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
- Old Newport (historical) — 3.6 km
- Hill — 4.8 km
- Chester — 6.1 km
- Hickory Valley — 7.5 km
- Cotton Plant — 9.9 km
- Zoar — 10.8 km
Time and daylight in Newport
The sun rises here at 7:15 AM and sets at 6:37 PM in Newport today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 23 min.
The clock in nearby Old Newport (historical) and Hill follows Newport.
The postal code count for Newport is 12.
Newport keeps time under America/Chicago. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Newport identified?
- The time zone for Newport is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Newport?
- Daylight saving time in Newport: Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Newport?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:15 AM.