Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.4910, -88.2759
- Elevation
- 92 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1173 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Forest, Alabama, United States
Current local time for Forest, Alabama, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Forest, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Forest
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Forest.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:14 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:48 AM – 5:27 PM
Weather in Forest right now
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Forest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24551
- 39074
- 45843
- 46039
- 71242
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 Forest
- Forest Brussels Capital, Belgium
- Forest Virginia, United States
- Forest Mississippi, United States
- Forest Ontario, Canada
- Forest Ohio, 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
- Babsit Estates — 2.1 km
- Eastwood Hills — 2.3 km
- Pinecrest — 2.3 km
- Brookwood Estates — 2.4 km
- Labelle Estates — 3.0 km
- Mccrary — 3.1 km
Time and daylight in Forest
Clocks in Forest follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−6 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
Today, Forest has first light at 6:14 AM and last light at 5:02 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 48 min.
Around Forest, places such as Babsit Estates and Eastwood Hills use the same time.
Postal coverage of Forest comes to 5 codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Forest?
- The time zone designation for Forest is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Forest keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Forest: No.
- Sunrise in Forest is at what time?
- At 6:14 AM.