Swords in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.5127, -92.2624
- Elevation
- 16 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1672 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Swords, Louisiana, United States
Look up the current time in Swords, Louisiana, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Swords, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Swords
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Swords.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 7:03 PM
Weather in Swords right now
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Swords and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70550 Lawtell — 7.5 km away
- 70524 Chataignier — 8.5 km away
- 70525 Church Point — 12.9 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
Other places named Swords
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
- Pitreville — 3.6 km
- Savoy — 5.5 km
- Lawtell — 7.5 km
- Prudhomme — 7.5 km
- Chataignier — 8.4 km
- Prairie Ronde — 10.1 km
Local time details for Swords
Sun-up in Swords is 7:13 AM today and sun-down is 6:38 PM. That gap holds 11 h 25 min of daylight.
Pitreville and Savoy lie near Swords and keep identical time.
Mail delivery in Swords relies on 3 postal codes.
The clock standard in Swords is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Swords?
- The time zone name for Swords is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Swords stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Swords: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Swords?
- 7:13 AM marks sunrise.