Carson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.4724, -87.9414
- Elevation
- 16 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1288 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Carson, Alabama, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Carson, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Carson, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Carson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Carson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in Carson right now
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Carson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 23830
- 39427
- 51525
- 58529
- 87517
- 90745
- 90746
- 90747
- 90749
- 90895
- 98610
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 Carson
- Carson California, United States
- Carson Washington, United States
- Carson Iowa, United States
- Carson North Dakota, United States
- Carson Louisiana, 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
- Prestwick — 3.2 km
- Leroy — 5.4 km
- Wagar — 6.0 km
- Jackson — 6.0 km
- Cortelyou — 8.4 km
- Bassetts Creek — 8.7 km
Local time details for Carson
Local time in Carson is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Sunrise today in Carson lands at 7:01 AM; sunset lands at 6:14 PM. That is 11 h 13 min of light.
Time in Prestwick and Leroy, both close to Carson, runs the same.
11 postal codes are in use across Carson.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Carson?
- Carson uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Carson vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Carson: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Carson?
- Yes, it is 6:14 PM.