Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.2248, -87.0092
- Elevation
- 276 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1030 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central, Alabama, United States
The current local time in Central, Alabama, United States — time zone America/Chicago (−5) — is shown right here.
Central, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Central.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:30 AM – 6:39 PM
Weather in Central right now
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Central and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29630
- 47110
- 84722
- 85531
- 99730
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 Central
- Central Louisiana, United States
- Central Bahia, Brazil
- Central Ontario, Canada
- Central Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Central South Carolina, 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
- Maple Forks — 2.0 km
- Dripping Springs — 2.0 km
- Bethel — 4.2 km
- Jones Chapel — 4.2 km
- West Point — 4.8 km
- Spring Hill — 5.9 km
Local time details for Central
The postal code count for Central is 5.
Central is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Daylight in Central starts at 6:55 AM and ends at 6:14 PM today. It lasts 11 h 19 min.
The hour in Central is the hour in Dripping Springs and Maple Forks as well.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Central?
- Central is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Do people in Central set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Central: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Central?
- Local sunrise is 6:55 AM.