Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 28.9889, -96.9111
- Elevation
- 37 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2132 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Texas, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Salem, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Salem, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:51 AM Solar noon 12:13 PM Sunset 5:36 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 6:01 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
- Fordtran — 12.9 km
- Inez — 15.3 km
- Telferner — 15.7 km
- Navidad — 16.2 km
- Moursund — 18.3 km
- Dupre — 18.8 km
Local time details for Salem
Postal codes assigned across Salem total 12.
Hours in Salem are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Today the sun rises over Salem at 6:51 AM and sets at 5:36 PM. That is 10 h 45 min of daylight in all.
Close by, Fordtran and Inez keep time with Salem.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Salem observe?
- Salem observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −6.
- Does the time in Salem vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- Which time marks sunrise in Salem?
- 6:51 AM marks sunrise.