Gilchrist in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.5124, -94.4891
- Elevation
- 2 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1909 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gilchrist, Texas, United States
The time now in Gilchrist, Texas, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Gilchrist, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gilchrist
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Gilchrist, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 06 min Night 12 h 54 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Gilchrist right now
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Gilchrist and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 77617
- 97737
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 Gilchrist
- Gilchrist Ontario, Canada
- Gilchrist Florida, United States
- Gilchrist Florida, United States
- Gilchrist Illinois, United States
- Gilchrist Illinois, 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
- Rollover — 1.9 km
- Caplen — 3.6 km
- Bolivar Peninsula — 9.6 km
- High Island — 11.1 km
- Stingaree — 15.7 km
- Crystal Beach — 15.8 km
Gilchrist: clock, sun and surroundings
Gilchrist sits under America/Chicago, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Gilchrist at 7:30 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:36 PM. That gives the day 11 h 06 min of light.
Gilchrist shares one clock with the nearby places Rollover and Caplen.
2 postal codes correspond to Gilchrist.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Gilchrist uses?
- Gilchrist uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Gilchrist have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Gilchrist: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Gilchrist?
- Expect it at 7:30 AM.