Tensas in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.0502, -91.2504
- Elevation
- 23 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1493 km away
What time is it in Tensas, Louisiana, United States
Watch the current local time in Tensas, Louisiana, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Tensas, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Tensas
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Tensas, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:55 PM
Weather in Tensas right now
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Tensas and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 71357 Newellton — 1.8 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
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
- Newellton — 2.7 km
- Lake Bruin — 6.9 km
- Notnac — 7.4 km
- Balmoral — 7.6 km
- Osceola — 9.0 km
- Yucatan Landing — 9.7 km
Local time details for Tensas
The zone in force in Tensas is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
In Tensas, first light arrives at 7:12 AM and the sun goes down at 6:31 PM. The day holds 11 h 19 min of light.
Travelling from Tensas to Newellton or Lake Bruin does not change the hour.
The number of postal codes covering Tensas is 1.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Tensas uses?
- Tensas uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Tensas?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Tensas today?
- Today it sets at 6:31 PM.