West in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.8024, -97.0917
- Elevation
- 198 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 883
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1977 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West, Texas, United States
Below is the local time in West, Texas, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
West, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in West, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:38 AM Solar noon 1:14 PM Sunset 6:50 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 7:15 PM
Weather in West right now
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West and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39192
- 76691
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 West
- West Mississippi, United States
- West Tennessee, United States
- West West Virginia, United States
- West Nimba, Liberia
- West 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
West: clock, sun and surroundings
2 distinct postal codes apply to West.
The zone that governs West is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
For West today, sunrise is 7:38 AM and sunset is 6:50 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 12 min.
The hour in West is the hour in Cottonwood and Tours as well.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in West?
- The time in West is calculated using America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do people in West set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in West: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in West?
- Sunset there is at 6:50 PM.