Richmond in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.5818, -95.7607
- Elevation
- 28 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 138
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2003 km away
- Same name
- 79 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richmond, Texas, United States
Local time in Richmond, Texas, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Richmond, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Richmond
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Richmond keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 11 h 07 min Night 12 h 53 min Civil twilight 7:10 AM – 7:06 PM
Weather in Richmond right now
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Richmond and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01254
- 04357
- 05477
- 23173
- 23218
- 23219
- 23220
- 23221
- 23222
- 23223
- 23224
- 23225
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 Richmond
- Richmond Virginia, United States
- Richmond British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond California, United States
- Richmond Indiana, United States
- Richmond Kentucky, 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
- Cumings — 3.7 km
- Pecan Grove Plantation — 4.7 km
- Harlem — 5.0 km
- Pecan Grove — 5.7 km
- Fort Bend County — 6.1 km
- Crabb — 6.9 km
Time and daylight in Richmond
Richmond contains 12 postal codes.
Richmond lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Morning light reaches Richmond at 7:34 AM, and the sun sets at 6:41 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 11 h 07 min.
Close to Richmond, the towns of Cumings and Pecan Grove Plantation show the same time.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Richmond?
- Richmond is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Richmond at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Richmond: Yes.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Richmond — what times?
- 7:34 AM and 6:41 PM.