Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2557, -93.8774
- Elevation
- 77 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1689 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, Louisiana, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Preston, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Preston, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Preston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Preston, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 55 min Night 13 h 05 min Civil twilight 7:07 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in Preston right now
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Preston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06365
- 21655
- 31824
- 39354
- 40366
- 52069
- 55965
- 65732
- 74456
- 83263
- 98050
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 Preston
- Preston England, United Kingdom
- Preston Victoria, Australia
- Preston Idaho, United States
- Preston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Preston Texas, United States
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
- Stonewall — 5.8 km
- Kickapoo — 7.9 km
- Keatchie — 7.9 km
- Spring Ridge — 8.9 km
- Gloster — 9.3 km
- Keithville — 9.4 km
Time and daylight in Preston
11 postal codes serve Preston.
Clocks in Preston follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today, Preston has first light at 7:33 AM and last light at 6:28 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 55 min.
Whatever the hour in Preston, it is the same in Stonewall and Keatchie.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Preston?
- The time zone covering Preston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Preston — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Preston: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Preston?
- At 6:28 PM.