Ridgecrest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.4721, -92.1860
- Elevation
- 30 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1541 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ridgecrest, Louisiana, United States
Read off the current local time in Ridgecrest, Louisiana, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Ridgecrest, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ridgecrest
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ridgecrest, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 7:01 PM
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Ridgecrest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28770
- 93555
- 93556
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 Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest California, United States
- Ridgecrest Florida, United States
- Ridgecrest Louisiana, United States
- Ridgecrest Washington, United States
- Ridgecrest Alabama, 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
- Westwood — 1.2 km
- Bawcomville — 1.8 km
- Brownsville-Bawcomville — 2.2 km
- Siegle — 2.2 km
- West Heights — 2.3 km
- Ouachita Parish — 3.0 km
Time and daylight in Ridgecrest
Postal codes in Ridgecrest number 3.
Local time in Ridgecrest comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Morning light reaches Ridgecrest at 7:14 AM, and the sun sets at 6:36 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 22 min.
The time you see for Ridgecrest is also correct for Westwood and Bawcomville.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Ridgecrest?
- The entry corresponding to Ridgecrest is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Ridgecrest follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunrise in Ridgecrest?
- The hour is 7:14 AM.