Ruston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.5232, -92.6379
- Population
- 22 340
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1574 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ruston, Louisiana, United States
This page displays how late it is in Ruston, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Ruston, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ruston
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Ruston keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:34 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in Ruston right now
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Ruston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 71270
- 71272
- 71273
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 Ruston
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
- Bonner (historical) — 2.7 km
- La Mesa — 3.2 km
- Cooktown — 3.6 km
- Barnet Springs — 4.0 km
- Mount Olive — 4.1 km
- Grambling — 7.2 km
Time and daylight in Ruston
Sorting mail for Ruston involves 3 postal codes.
The time zone in effect for Ruston is America/Chicago, at UTC−6. Daylight saving time observed: No.
The sun is up at 6:34 AM in Ruston and down again at 5:17 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 42 min of daylight.
Both Bonner (historical) and La Mesa are near Ruston and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Ruston identified?
- The time zone for Ruston is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Ruston?
- Daylight saving time in Ruston: No.
- What time does the day start in Ruston?
- The sun rises at 6:34 AM.