Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.3138, -96.8569
- Elevation
- 186 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1930 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Texas, United States
What follows is the current local time in Nelson, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Nelson, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Nelson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:46 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 7:11 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, 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
- Nena — 1.5 km
- Five Points — 5.8 km
- Forreston — 6.4 km
- Nash — 6.8 km
- Boz — 6.8 km
- Ellis County — 7.0 km
Time and daylight in Nelson
Nena and Five Points, both nearby, hold the same time as Nelson.
Nelson contains 9 postal codes.
Nelson belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
The day begins at Nelson with sunrise at 7:39 AM and ends with sunset at 6:46 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 07 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Nelson?
- The time zone name for Nelson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Nelson at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Nelson: Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Nelson.
- They are 7:39 AM and 6:46 PM.