Franklin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7146, -87.4114
- Elevation
- 101 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1233 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Franklin, Alabama, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Franklin, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Franklin, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Franklin
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Franklin.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:09 AM Solar noon 11:34 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 5:43 AM – 5:25 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
- Scratch Ankle — 6.3 km
- Keith — 6.3 km
- River Ridge — 9.3 km
- Packards Bend — 10.1 km
- Wainwright — 10.2 km
- Tinela — 10.5 km
Franklin: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal system lists 12 codes for Franklin.
The time zone used in Franklin is America/Chicago, set at UTC−6. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun rises over Franklin at 6:09 AM and sets at 5:00 PM. That is 10 h 52 min of daylight in all.
The clock in Franklin matches the clock in nearby Scratch Ankle and Keith.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Franklin?
- The time zone designation for Franklin is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Franklin?
- No.
- When does daylight end in Franklin?
- Daylight ends at 5:00 PM.