Orleans Parish in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0686, -89.9281
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1533 km away
What time is it in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Find out what time it is now in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−5).
Orleans Parish, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Orleans Parish
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Orleans Parish.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Orleans Parish right now
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Orleans Parish and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70128 New Orleans — 3.7 km away
- 70127 New Orleans — 6.2 km away
- 70129 New Orleans — 8.2 km away
- 70044 Chalmette — 11.5 km away
- 70032 Arabi — 13.6 km away
- 70126 New Orleans — 13.6 km away
- 70117 New Orleans — 14.8 km away
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
- Parc D'Orleans Number 2 Mobile Home Park — 6.1 km
- East Gentilly — 7.7 km
- West Lake — 8.7 km
- Pine Village — 10.1 km
- Flamingo Recreational Vehicle and Mobile Home Park — 11.2 km
- Gentilly — 12.1 km
Local time details for Orleans Parish
Orleans Parish accounts for 7 postal codes.
Orleans Parish falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun breaks the horizon at Orleans Parish at 7:04 AM and leaves it at 6:28 PM. Daylight comes to 11 h 24 min.
Nearby places like Parc D'Orleans Number 2 Mobile Home Park and East Gentilly are on Orleans Parish time.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Orleans Parish fall?
- Orleans Parish falls under America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Orleans Parish stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Orleans Parish: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Orleans Parish?
- 7:04 AM.