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 (−6).
Opelousas, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Opelousas
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Opelousas, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:30 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 5:42 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
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- 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−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise for Opelousas today is set at 6:30 AM, sunset at 5:17 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 47 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 −6.
- Does daylight saving time reach Opelousas?
- Daylight saving time in Opelousas: No.
- What time is first light in Opelousas?
- The sun rises at 6:30 AM.