The Shire in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.3627, -91.0709
- Elevation
- 11 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1593 km away
What time is it in The Shire, Louisiana, United States
Read off the current local time in The Shire, Louisiana, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
The Shire, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in The Shire
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
The Shire keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:34 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in The Shire right now
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The Shire and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70810 Baton Rouge — 2.0 km away
- 70836 Baton Rouge — 3.7 km away
- 70809 Baton Rouge — 5.3 km away
- 70804 Baton Rouge — 6.6 km away
- 70817 Baton Rouge — 7.3 km away
- 70816 Baton Rouge — 7.9 km away
- 70827 Baton Rouge — 8.0 km away
- 70808 Baton Rouge — 8.8 km away
- 70820 Baton Rouge — 9.4 km away
- 70815 Baton Rouge — 10.4 km away
- 70806 Baton Rouge — 11.1 km away
- 70821 Baton Rouge — 11.2 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
- Lafitte Hill — 2.2 km
- Highland Lakes — 2.7 km
- Highland Crossing — 4.5 km
- Highlandia — 4.7 km
- Bayou Paul — 6.7 km
- Longwood — 6.8 km
About the time in The Shire
Time in The Shire applies without change in Lafitte Hill and Highland Lakes nearby.
12 postal codes describe the layout of The Shire.
For The Shire the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today's times for The Shire: the sun is up at 7:08 AM and down at 6:34 PM. That means 11 h 26 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of The Shire?
- The time zone of The Shire is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in The Shire changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in The Shire?
- Today the sun rises at 7:08 AM.