Waco in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.5598, -97.1883
- Population
- 132 356
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1998 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Waco, Texas, United States
On this page the local time of Waco, Texas, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Waco, United States
Thursday, 12 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Waco
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Waco, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 12:14 PM Sunset 5:33 PM Daylight 10 h 38 min Night 13 h 22 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 5:59 PM
Weather in Waco right now
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Waco and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28169
- 30182
- 40385
- 68460
- 76701
- 76702
- 76703
- 76704
- 76705
- 76706
- 76707
- 76708
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 Waco
- Waco Georgia, United States
- Waco North Carolina, United States
- Waco Nebraska, United States
- Waco Missouri, United States
- Waco 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
- Mclennan County — 1.5 km
- Bannas Junction — 4.9 km
- Beverly Hills — 5.4 km
- Bosqueville — 5.5 km
- Beverly — 5.8 km
- Speegleville — 6.1 km
Waco: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal designations for Waco total 12.
Local time in Waco comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Sun-up in Waco is 6:55 AM today and sun-down is 5:33 PM. That gap holds 10 h 38 min of daylight.
Neighbouring places Mclennan County and Bannas Junction run on Waco time.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Waco in for local time?
- For local time, Waco is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Waco?
- No.
- What time does the day end in Waco?
- The sun sets at 5:33 PM.