Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.7066, -96.5397
- Elevation
- 62 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 629
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2056 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Texas, United States
The reading below is the local time in Columbus, Texas, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Columbus, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbus
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Columbus, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 12:12 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:25 AM – 5:58 PM
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Mississippi, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, 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
- Glidden — 4.6 km
- Alleyton — 5.1 km
- Helms — 7.2 km
- Laban — 7.2 km
- Hillcrest — 7.6 km
- Colorado County — 9.6 km
About the time in Columbus
Clocks across Columbus run on America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun will rise at 6:50 AM and set at 5:33 PM in Columbus today. Daylight amounts to 10 h 43 min.
For Glidden and Alleyton near Columbus, the clock reads the same.
Postal codes in Columbus number 12.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Columbus?
- The time zone used in Columbus is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Columbus have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Columbus: No.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Columbus?
- At 6:50 AM.