Cottontown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.6554, -87.4811
- Elevation
- 173 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1042 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cottontown, Alabama, United States
The clock for Cottontown, Alabama, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Cottontown, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Cottontown
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Cottontown.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:56 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:47 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Cottontown right now
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Cottontown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 37048
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 Cottontown
- Cottontown Tennessee, United States
- Cottontown West Virginia, 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
- Bingham — 1.8 km
- Edmond — 2.0 km
- Whiteoak — 4.4 km
- Section — 5.0 km
- Campbell Settlement (historical) — 6.0 km
- Leighton — 6.7 km
About the time in Cottontown
The postal breakdown of Cottontown runs to 1 codes.
Cottontown keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−6. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Daylight in Cottontown starts at 6:13 AM and ends at 4:56 PM today. It lasts 10 h 43 min.
Neighbouring places Bingham and Edmond run on Cottontown time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Cottontown?
- The time zone name used for Cottontown is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Cottontown?
- No.
- When does daylight begin in Cottontown?
- Daylight begins at 6:13 AM.