Shaws Bend in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.7366, -96.6397
- Elevation
- 75 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2062 km away
What time is it in Shaws Bend, Texas, United States
The local time of Shaws Bend, Texas, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Shaws Bend, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Shaws Bend
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Shaws Bend, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:56 PM Daylight 11 h 27 min Night 12 h 33 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 7:20 PM
Weather in Shaws Bend right now
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Shaws Bend and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 78943 Glidden — 6.0 km away
- 78934 Columbus — 9.2 km away
- 78962 Weimar — 12.9 km away
- 78938 Ellinger — 13.3 km away
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
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
- Hillcrest — 4.0 km
- Glidden — 6.5 km
- Borden — 7.8 km
- Columbus — 10.2 km
- Ellinger — 13.1 km
- Weimar — 14.1 km
Local time details for Shaws Bend
Postal areas within Shaws Bend come to 4.
Shaws Bend is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
First light in Shaws Bend comes at 7:30 AM today; darkness returns after 6:56 PM. The day gives 11 h 27 min of light.
The same local time applies in Shaws Bend, Hillcrest and Glidden.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Shaws Bend?
- Select America/Chicago for Shaws Bend; the offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Shaws Bend follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Shaws Bend: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Shaws Bend?
- The sun sets in Shaws Bend at 6:56 PM.