Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6824, -86.0975
- Elevation
- 194 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1069 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 is displayed here for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Central, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Central, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 6:26 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
Central: clock, sun and surroundings
5 postal codes correspond to Central.
Central is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The day begins at Central with sunrise at 6:58 AM and ends with sunset at 6:01 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 03 min.
Check Central and you have also checked Falkner and Kid.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Central?
- The designation used for Central is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Central have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Central: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Central?
- It is 6:01 PM.