Dawson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.8941, -96.7147
- Elevation
- 147 m above sea level
- Population
- 801
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1941 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dawson, Texas, United States
See what time it currently is in Dawson, Texas, United States — the time zone there is America/Chicago (−5).
Dawson, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dawson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Dawson, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:12 PM Sunset 6:49 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 7:14 PM
Weather in Dawson right now
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Dawson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15428
- 35963
- 39842
- 50066
- 56232
- 58428
- 62520
- 68337
- 76639
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 Dawson
- Dawson Georgia, United States
- Dawson Minnesota, United States
- Dawson Illinois, United States
- Dawson Pennsylvania, United States
- Dawson 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
- Spring Hill — 4.7 km
- Navarro Mills — 7.7 km
- Hubbard — 9.3 km
- Eldorado Center — 9.5 km
- Munger — 10.9 km
- Purdon — 11.1 km
Local time details for Dawson
9 distinct postal codes apply to Dawson.
Dawson is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Sunrise for Dawson today is set at 7:36 AM, sunset at 6:49 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 14 min.
The local time of Dawson is shared by neighbouring Spring Hill and Navarro Mills.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Dawson?
- Use America/Chicago for Dawson; its offset is −5.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Dawson?
- Daylight saving in Dawson: Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Dawson?
- The sun is setting at 6:49 PM.