Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.4785, -85.8025
- Elevation
- 67 m above sea level
- Population
- 132
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1065 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Alabama, United States
Current local time for Franklin, Alabama, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Franklin, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Franklin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Franklin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:28 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:22 PM
Weather in Franklin right now
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Franklin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02038
- 03235
- 04634
- 05457
- 07416
- 13775
- 16323
- 23851
- 26807
- 28734
- 28744
- 30217
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 Franklin
- Franklin Tennessee, United States
- Franklin Wisconsin, United States
- Franklin Massachusetts, United States
- Franklin Indiana, United States
- Franklin 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
- Clough — 3.6 km
- Talasse (historical) — 5.0 km
- Smith — 5.4 km
- Hornady — 6.1 km
- Woodland — 6.4 km
- Buckville — 7.4 km
About the time in Franklin
The sun is up at 6:59 AM in Franklin and down again at 5:57 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 58 min of daylight.
Time in Clough and Talasse (historical), both close to Franklin, runs the same.
Postal codes tied to Franklin number 12.
Franklin observes America/Chicago time, currently expressed as UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Franklin?
- The time zone used in Franklin is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Franklin?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Franklin?
- It disappears at 5:57 PM.