Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2049, -95.8555
- Elevation
- 149 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 788
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1853 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Texas, United States
Local time in Athens, Texas, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Athens.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 11 h 04 min Night 12 h 56 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 7:05 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Henderson County — 0.8 km
- Dauphin — 6.1 km
- Pickens — 8.4 km
- Crescent Heights — 8.5 km
- Bethel — 9.1 km
- Virginia Hill — 9.3 km
Time and daylight in Athens
Henderson County and Dauphin sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Athens.
Athens has 12 postal codes in total.
The zone covering Athens is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:36 AM in Athens and down again at 6:40 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 04 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Athens?
- The correct time zone for Athens is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Athens?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Athens?
- It sets at 6:40 PM.