Fort Gates in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.3996, -97.7078
- Elevation
- 238 m above sea level
- Population
- 913
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2050 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fort Gates, Texas, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Fort Gates, Texas, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Fort Gates, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Gates
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Fort Gates keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:44 AM Solar noon 1:16 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Fort Gates right now
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Fort Gates and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 76558 Mound — 8.1 km away
- 76599 Gatesville — 8.3 km away
- 76596 Gatesville — 8.7 km away
- 76597 Gatesville — 8.7 km away
- 76598 Gatesville — 8.7 km away
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 Fort Gates
- Fort Gates Florida, 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
- Gatesville — 3.6 km
- South Mountain — 4.2 km
- Mound — 8.5 km
- Coryell County — 8.7 km
- Pecan Grove (historical) — 10.7 km
- Flat — 12.5 km
Time and daylight in Fort Gates
Fort Gates contains 5 postal codes.
Fort Gates belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Sunrise today is 7:44 AM in Fort Gates, with sunset at 6:47 PM. That works out to 11 h 02 min of light.
Gatesville and South Mountain, both nearby, hold the same time as Fort Gates.
Questions and answers
- What is Fort Gates's time zone?
- Fort Gates's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Fort Gates follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Fort Gates?
- Light leaves at 6:47 PM.