Dawson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.3040, -85.9261
- Elevation
- 354 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 943 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dawson, Alabama, United States
This page keeps the current time in Dawson, Alabama, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Dawson, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dawson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Dawson, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:40 AM – 5:17 PM
Weather in Dawson right now
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Dawson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15428
- 35963
- 39842
- 50066
- 56232
- 58428
- 62520
- 68337
- 76639
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 Dawson
- Dawson Georgia, United States
- Dawson Minnesota, United States
- Dawson Texas, United States
- Dawson Illinois, United States
- Dawson Pennsylvania, 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
- Fairview — 3.8 km
- Copeland Bridge — 3.8 km
- Cotnam (historical) — 4.3 km
- Skirum — 4.4 km
- Ophir — 6.5 km
- Crossville — 6.5 km
Local time details for Dawson
The number of postal codes covering Dawson is 9.
Dawson runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−6. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:06 AM in Dawson and goes down at 4:51 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 46 min.
The hour in Dawson is the hour in Copeland Bridge and Fairview as well.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Dawson?
- Dawson is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Does Dawson change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Dawson: No.
- What is the local sunset time in Dawson?
- Local sunset is 4:51 PM.