Boston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.4679, -86.4819
- Elevation
- 123 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1190 km away
- Same name
- 49 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Boston, Alabama, United States
The present local time in Boston, Alabama, United States is given below, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Boston, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Boston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Boston keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 11 h 04 min Night 12 h 56 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Boston right now
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Boston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02108
- 02109
- 02110
- 02111
- 02112
- 02113
- 02114
- 02115
- 02116
- 02117
- 02118
- 02123
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 Boston
- Boston Massachusetts, United States
- Boston England, United Kingdom
- Boston New York, United States
- Boston Davao Region, Philippines
- Boston Georgia, 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
- Rawls — 1.6 km
- Clearview — 3.8 km
- Dunns — 4.1 km
- Valley Of Shiloh — 6.0 km
- Coldwater — 6.7 km
- Gantt — 6.8 km
Local time details for Boston
Mail addressed to Boston uses 12 postal codes.
Boston works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 6:59 AM and sunset at 6:03 PM in Boston today. The day carries 11 h 04 min of light.
Boston keeps the same time as its neighbours Rawls and Clearview.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Boston?
- The time zone name for Boston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Boston go back at any point?
- Yes.
- Sunset in Boston is at what time?
- At 6:03 PM.