Cottonwood in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7854, -86.9264
- Elevation
- 220 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 991 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States
Find out what time it is now in Cottonwood, Alabama, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−6).
Cottonwood, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Cottonwood
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Cottonwood, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 5:16 PM
Weather in Cottonwood right now
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Cottonwood and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36320
- 56229
- 83522
- 86326
- 96022
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 Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Arizona, United States
- Cottonwood California, United States
- Cottonwood California, United States
- Cottonwood Alabama, United States
- Cottonwood Minnesota, 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
- East Hampton — 1.0 km
- Brookwood Forest — 1.2 km
- Brookwood — 1.3 km
- Country Village — 1.3 km
- Wigginsville — 2.0 km
- Holland Place — 2.1 km
Cottonwood: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes valid in Cottonwood number 5.
Cottonwood lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
First light in Cottonwood comes at 6:16 AM today; darkness returns after 4:49 PM. The day gives 10 h 33 min of light.
The local time of Cottonwood is shared by neighbouring East Hampton and Brookwood Forest.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Cottonwood?
- The applicable time zone information is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Cottonwood?
- No.
- What is the sunrise time for Cottonwood?
- 6:16 AM.