Detroit in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0282, -88.1700
- Elevation
- 111 m above sea level
- Population
- 227
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1132 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Detroit, Alabama, United States
This page reports the local time in Detroit, Alabama, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Detroit, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Detroit
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Detroit.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Detroit right now
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Detroit and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04929
- 35552
- 48201
- 48202
- 48204
- 48205
- 48206
- 48207
- 48208
- 48209
- 48210
- 48211
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 Detroit
- Detroit Michigan, United States
- Detroit Maine, United States
- Detroit Texas, United States
- Detroit Oregon, United States
- Detroit Kansas, 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
- Byrd — 6.7 km
- Riggins — 8.0 km
- Pine Springs — 9.6 km
- Henson Springs — 9.8 km
- Sipsey Fork — 11.1 km
- Splunge — 11.2 km
About the time in Detroit
The sun rises at 6:16 AM above Detroit and sets at 4:59 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 43 min.
Around Detroit, places such as Byrd and Riggins use the same time.
12 postal codes correspond to Detroit.
Hours in Detroit are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Detroit identified?
- The time zone for Detroit is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the hour in Detroit changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- Sunrise in Detroit is at what time?
- At 6:16 AM.