Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.8158, -97.0239
- Elevation
- 131 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2027 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Texas, United States
This page reports the local time in Salem, Texas, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Salem keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 7:09 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
- Elm Ridge — 3.9 km
- Milam County — 5.6 km
- Cameron — 6.1 km
- Pettibone — 6.6 km
- Minerva — 7.3 km
- Quinif — 8.1 km
About the time in Salem
Nearby places like Elm Ridge and Milam County are on Salem time.
Locations in Salem are covered by 12 postal codes.
The time zone used in Salem is America/Chicago, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Sunrise in Salem is at 7:42 AM today, and sunset comes at 6:44 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 02 min.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Salem follow?
- Salem follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Salem stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Salem: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Salem?
- Expect it at 7:42 AM.