Dekalb County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.4598, -85.8041
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 924 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dekalb County, Alabama, United States
Read off the current local time in Dekalb County, Alabama, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dekalb County, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dekalb County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dekalb County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:03 AM Solar noon 12:28 PM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:37 AM – 6:19 PM
Weather in Dekalb County right now
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Dekalb County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35968 Fort Payne — 4.8 km away
- 35986 Rainsville — 5.7 km away
- 35967 Fort Payne — 8.8 km away
- 35988 Sylvania — 11.1 km away
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 Dekalb County
- Dekalb County Georgia, United States
- Dekalb County Illinois, United States
- Dekalb County Indiana, United States
- Dekalb County Missouri, United States
- Dekalb County Tennessee, 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
- Chavies — 1.7 km
- Luna (historical) — 2.6 km
- Bootsville (historical) — 3.5 km
- Hughes Mill — 4.9 km
- Lydia — 5.2 km
- Lands Crossroads — 5.3 km
Local time details for Dekalb County
The register holds 4 postal codes for Dekalb County.
People in Dekalb County keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
In Dekalb County today the sun is out from 7:03 AM until 5:53 PM. That comes to 10 h 51 min of daylight.
Set your clock for Dekalb County and it will also be right in Chavies and Luna (historical).
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Dekalb County follow?
- Dekalb County follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Dekalb County vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Dekalb County: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Dekalb County?
- Sunset there is at 5:53 PM.