Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.2927, -85.1127
- Elevation
- 68 m above sea level
- Population
- 737
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1119 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Alabama, United States
The time in Columbia, Alabama, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Columbia, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbia
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Columbia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:02 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 4:48 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:37 AM – 5:14 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
Columbia: clock, sun and surroundings
Columbia is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise comes to Columbia at 6:02 AM and sunset at 4:48 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 46 min of light.
The clock in nearby Hilton and Williams follows Columbia.
Postal codes assigned across Columbia total 12.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Columbia?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Columbia; its offset is −6.
- Does Columbia apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Columbia?
- The sun is rising at 6:02 AM.