Freetown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.3882, -87.5111
- Elevation
- 73 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1190 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Freetown, Alabama, United States
This page shows local time in Freetown, Alabama, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Freetown, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Freetown
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Freetown, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:31 AM – 6:43 PM
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Freetown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 47235
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 Freetown
- Freetown Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Freetown Massachusetts, United States
- Freetown South Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Freetown Saint Philip Parish, Antigua And Barbuda
- Freetown Indiana, 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
- Lyon (historical) — 4.0 km
- Ellawhite — 5.7 km
- The Village — 6.1 km
- McCorkle (historical) — 6.5 km
- Uniontown — 6.8 km
- Rabbityard — 7.4 km
Local time details for Freetown
Anyone in Lyon (historical) or Ellawhite reads the same clock as Freetown.
1 postal code is in use across Freetown.
Freetown uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Today, Freetown has first light at 6:55 AM and last light at 6:18 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 22 min.
Questions and answers
- Where does Freetown fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Freetown falls within America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Freetown during the year?
- Daylight saving in Freetown: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Freetown?
- Expect it at 6:18 PM.