Sterling in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.8063, -91.4765
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1663 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sterling, Louisiana, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Sterling, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Sterling, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sterling
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Sterling, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 27 min Night 12 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Sterling right now
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Sterling and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01564
- 06377
- 13156
- 18463
- 20163
- 20164
- 20165
- 20166
- 20167
- 44276
- 48659
- 58572
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 Sterling
- Sterling Virginia, United States
- Sterling Illinois, United States
- Sterling Colorado, United States
- Sterling Massachusetts, United States
- Sterling Alaska, 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
- Caffery — 0.3 km
- Irish Bend — 2.6 km
- Franklin — 2.7 km
- Violas Mobile Home Park — 4.0 km
- Katy — 4.1 km
- Camperdown — 4.5 km
Time and daylight in Sterling
The number of postal codes covering Sterling is 12.
Time in Sterling follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
For Sterling today, sunrise is 7:09 AM and sunset is 6:36 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 27 min.
Whatever the hour in Sterling, it is the same in Caffery and Irish Bend.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Sterling?
- The value associated with Sterling is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Sterling?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Sterling?
- Sunrise there is at 7:09 AM.