Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.5793, -86.6375
- Elevation
- 238 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1043 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Alabama, United States
The time in Alton, Alabama, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Alton, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alton, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:52 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Alton right now
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Alton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03809
- 14413
- 24520
- 35015
- 51003
- 62002
- 65606
- 67623
- 84710
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 Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
- Alton Texas, United States
- Alton Iowa, United States
- Alton Missouri, 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
- Queenstown — 1.8 km
- Biscayne Highlands — 5.2 km
- Brookhurst — 5.3 km
- Huffman — 5.6 km
- Oakville — 5.6 km
- Roebuck — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Alton
The sun rises today at 6:52 AM in Alton and sets at 6:14 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 22 min.
Same time, different place: Queenstown and Biscayne Highlands near Alton.
Deliveries to Alton are sorted by 9 postal codes.
The zone name for Alton is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Alton in?
- Alton is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Alton follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Alton: Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Alton?
- 6:14 PM.