Opelousas in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.5335, -92.0815
- Population
- 16 591
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1656 km away
What time is it in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
The current hour and minute in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Opelousas, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Opelousas
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Opelousas, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Opelousas right now
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Opelousas and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70570
- 70571
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
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- Dallas United States
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Veltin — 4.3 km
- CBS Mobile Home Park — 4.9 km
- Naka — 5.1 km
- Boscoville — 5.4 km
- Veazie — 5.5 km
- Nuba — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Opelousas
Local time in Opelousas comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise for Opelousas today is set at 7:12 AM, sunset at 6:38 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 25 min.
Nearby Veltin and CBS Mobile Home Park need no separate clock from Opelousas.
Opelousas has 2 postal codes in total.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Opelousas?
- Select America/Chicago for Opelousas; the offset is −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Opelousas?
- Daylight saving time in Opelousas: Yes.
- What time is first light in Opelousas?
- The sun rises at 7:12 AM.