West Plains in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7281, -91.8524
- Elevation
- 306 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 285
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1322 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West Plains, Missouri, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in West Plains, Missouri, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
West Plains, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Plains
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in West Plains, Missouri.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in West Plains right now
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West Plains and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 65775
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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named West Plains
- West Plains Saskatchewan, Canada
- West Plains Southland, New Zealand
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
- Summers Addition — 0.6 km
- Carson (historical) — 4.8 km
- Frankville — 5.4 km
- Howell County — 5.9 km
- Chapin — 8.3 km
- Cottbus — 8.7 km
Local time details for West Plains
The time zone assigned to West Plains is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise today in West Plains lands at 7:17 AM; sunset lands at 6:31 PM. That is 11 h 15 min of light.
Nothing changes on the clock between West Plains and neighbouring Summers Addition or Carson (historical).
West Plains works with 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in West Plains listed?
- The time zone in West Plains is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does West Plains change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in West Plains: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in West Plains?
- In West Plains the sun sets at 6:31 PM.