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
This page shows the current local time in Nelson, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Nelson, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Nelson keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 07:06 Solar noon 13:28 Sunset 19:50 Daylight 12 h 44 min Night 11 h 16 min Civil twilight 06:41 – 20:15
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
Nelson appears under 9 postal codes.
Nelson belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Sunrise today in Nelson lands at 07:06; sunset lands at 19:50. That is 12 h 44 min of light.
Nelson and its neighbours Nena and Five Points keep one clock.
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 07:06 and 19:50.