Zapata in numbers
- Coordinates
- 26.9073, -99.2714
- Elevation
- 121 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 089
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2456 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Zapata, Texas, United States
This page keeps the current time in Zapata, Texas, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Zapata, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Zapata
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Zapata, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 7:01 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 7:25 PM
Weather in Zapata right now
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Zapata and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 78076
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 Zapata
- Zapata Veracruz, Mexico
- Zapata Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Zapata Bolívar, Venezuela
- Zapata Antioquia, Colombia
- Zapata Antioquia, Colombia
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
- A F Pierce Colonia — 0.4 km
- Guzman Colonia — 0.8 km
- Flores Addition Colonia — 1.1 km
- Ranchito San Jose Colonia — 1.6 km
- Buena Vista Colonia — 1.7 km
- Medina — 1.9 km
Time and daylight in Zapata
Zapata sits under America/Chicago, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Zapata at 7:43 AM, and the sun sets at 7:01 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 18 min.
For nearby A F Pierce Colonia and Guzman Colonia, use the time shown for Zapata.
The full list of postal codes for Zapata runs to 1.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Zapata?
- The designation used for Zapata is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Zapata?
- Daylight saving time in Zapata: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Zapata?
- It is 7:01 PM.