Richmond in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.3856, -86.5919
- Elevation
- 266 m above sea level
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 932 km away
- Same name
- 79 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richmond, Tennessee, United States
This page reports the local time in Richmond, Tennessee, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Richmond, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Richmond
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Richmond.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Richmond right now
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Richmond and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01254
- 04357
- 05477
- 23173
- 23218
- 23219
- 23220
- 23221
- 23222
- 23223
- 23224
- 23225
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 Tennessee
- Nashville 689 447
- New South Memphis 641 608
- Memphis 633 104
- Knoxville 190 740
- Chattanooga 181 099
- Clarksville 166 722
Other places named Richmond
- Richmond Virginia, United States
- Richmond British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond California, United States
- Richmond Indiana, United States
- Richmond Kentucky, 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
- Branchville — 2.0 km
- Bledsoe — 5.7 km
- Pleasant Grove — 6.1 km
- Chestnut Ridge — 7.5 km
- Whitaker — 8.0 km
- Petersburg — 8.4 km
Local time details for Richmond
Richmond uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Today Richmond gets sunrise at 6:54 AM and sunset at 6:12 PM. That leaves 11 h 17 min of daylight.
Travelling from Richmond to Branchville or Bledsoe does not change the hour.
12 postal codes describe the layout of Richmond.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Richmond?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Richmond, with an offset of −5.
- Does Richmond adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- What time is last light in Richmond?
- The sun sets at 6:12 PM.