Dexter in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.8187, -96.9636
- Elevation
- 237 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1867 km away
- Same name
- 21 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dexter, Texas, United States
Check the current local time in Dexter, Texas, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Dexter, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dexter
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dexter.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Dexter right now
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Dexter and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04930
- 13634
- 31019
- 42036
- 48130
- 50070
- 55926
- 63841
- 67038
- 88230
- 97431
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 Dexter
- Dexter Missouri, United States
- Dexter Michigan, United States
- Dexter Maine, United States
- Dexter New Mexico, United States
- Dexter New York, 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
- Red Branch — 6.1 km
- Coesfield — 6.3 km
- Hishway — 6.5 km
- Sturgeon — 6.9 km
- Balm — 8.1 km
- Sandusky — 8.8 km
Dexter: clock, sun and surroundings
11 codes are used to address mail in Dexter.
For Dexter the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today at Dexter, the sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 6:44 PM. That gives 11 h 02 min of daylight.
Travelling from Dexter to Red Branch or Coesfield does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Dexter?
- Local time in Dexter is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dexter move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Dexter?
- Light leaves at 6:44 PM.