Altoona in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0262, -86.3261
- Elevation
- 291 m above sea level
- Population
- 924
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 991 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altoona, Alabama, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Altoona, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Altoona, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altoona
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Altoona.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:52 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Altoona right now
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Altoona and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16601
- 16602
- 16603
- 32702
- 35952
- 50009
- 54720
- 66710
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 Altoona
- Altoona Pennsylvania, United States
- Altoona Iowa, United States
- Altoona Wisconsin, United States
- Altoona Kansas, United States
- Altoona Florida, 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
- Ellison Crossroads — 2.3 km
- Pana — 3.2 km
- Moodys Chapel — 3.4 km
- Boxtel — 5.4 km
- Bird (historical) — 5.8 km
- Clear Springs (historical) — 7.3 km
Local time details for Altoona
Clocks in Ellison Crossroads and Pana read the same as clocks in Altoona.
Altoona is served by a set of 8 postal codes.
The time zone here in Altoona is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
The sun shows itself over Altoona at 6:52 AM and sets at 6:12 PM today. That is 11 h 20 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Altoona?
- The correct time zone for Altoona is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Altoona?
- Daylight saving time in Altoona: Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Altoona.
- The sun sets at 6:12 PM.