Ridgecrest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.8066, -95.4950
- Elevation
- 25 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1967 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ridgecrest, Texas, United States
The page gives the present local time in Ridgecrest, Texas, United States, whose time zone is America/Chicago (−5).
Ridgecrest, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ridgecrest
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ridgecrest, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:51 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 7:15 PM
Weather in Ridgecrest right now
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Ridgecrest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28770
- 93555
- 93556
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 Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest California, United States
- Ridgecrest Florida, United States
- Ridgecrest Louisiana, United States
- Ridgecrest Washington, United States
- Ridgecrest Alabama, 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
- Northbrook — 16.5 km
- Fondren Center — 16.7 km
- Willow Brook — 16.7 km
- Alrion — 16.9 km
- Parkwest — 16.9 km
- Brays Oaks — 17.1 km
Local time details for Ridgecrest
Postal codes tied to Ridgecrest number 3.
People in Ridgecrest keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Ridgecrest at 7:26 AM and sets at 6:51 PM. That is 11 h 25 min of daylight in all.
The same hours are kept in Ridgecrest and in nearby Northbrook and Fondren Center.
Questions and answers
- Can Ridgecrest's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Ridgecrest's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Ridgecrest go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Ridgecrest: Yes.
- Sunset in Ridgecrest is at what time?
- At 6:51 PM.