Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.8430, -97.3278
- Elevation
- 145 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2110 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Texas, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Salem, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Salem, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:48 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:13 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- Jeddo — 4.0 km
- String Prairie — 5.1 km
- Delhi — 6.8 km
- Brown Hill — 8.3 km
- Rosanky — 10.2 km
- Cistern — 11.0 km
Local time details for Salem
In Jeddo and String Prairie the clock agrees with Salem.
Salem carries 12 postal codes.
Salem counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:40 AM today in Salem, with the sun setting at 6:48 PM. That leaves 11 h 08 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Salem?
- Use America/Chicago for Salem; its offset is −5.
- Is the time in Salem adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- When is the sun up in Salem?
- The sun comes up at 7:40 AM.