Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.2752, -94.7960
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1882 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Texas, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Franklin, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Franklin, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Franklin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Franklin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:40 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 7:05 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02038
- 03235
- 04634
- 05457
- 07416
- 13775
- 16323
- 23851
- 26807
- 28734
- 28744
- 30217
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 Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Massachusetts, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin Ohio, 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
- Coushatta Village — 0.0 km
- Jacob Settlement — 2.7 km
- Sam Houston — 5.7 km
- Hardin-Rye — 5.7 km
- Moss Hill — 6.1 km
- Grand Cane — 6.7 km
Franklin: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes tied to Franklin number 12.
Franklin reads its time from America/Chicago, placed at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is observed: Yes.
The sun rises over Franklin today at 7:28 AM and slips away at 6:40 PM. That leaves 11 h 12 min of daylight.
Travelling from Franklin to Coushatta Village or Jacob Settlement does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Franklin?
- Use America/Chicago for Franklin; its offset is −5.
- Does Franklin change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Franklin: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Franklin?
- 7:28 AM.