Bethel in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7551, -87.4589
- Elevation
- 165 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1035 km away
- Same name
- 149 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bethel, Alabama, United States
This page reports the local time in Bethel, Alabama, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Bethel, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bethel
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Bethel keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Bethel right now
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Bethel and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04217
- 05032
- 06801
- 12720
- 19507
- 19931
- 27812
- 45106
- 55005
- 63434
- 74724
- 99559
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 Bethel
- Bethel Connecticut, United States
- Bethel Alaska, United States
- Bethel Washington, United States
- Bethel Ohio, United States
- Bethel Ohio, 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
- Hatton — 2.4 km
- Section — 6.3 km
- Ford City — 7.2 km
- Belleview (historical) — 7.7 km
- Houstontown — 8.3 km
- Aqua Vista — 8.7 km
Bethel: clock, sun and surroundings
Travelling from Bethel to Hatton or Section does not change the hour.
12 postal codes divide Bethel.
Bethel falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 6:57 AM and sunset at 6:16 PM in Bethel today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 18 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Bethel?
- The correct time zone for Bethel is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Bethel observe daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Bethel?
- At 6:57 AM.