Hector in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.1124, -85.9088
- Elevation
- 113 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1101 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hector, Alabama, United States
This is a live clock for Hector, Alabama, United States, showing local time in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Hector, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hector
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Hector keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:28 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Hector right now
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Hector and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14841
- 55342
- 72843
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 Hector
- Hector Minnesota, United States
- Hector Arkansas, United States
- Hector West Coast, New Zealand
- Hector Queensland, Australia
- Hector Pennsylvania, 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
- Shopton — 3.2 km
- Simsville — 3.7 km
- Mcgowan — 5.7 km
- High Ridge — 5.7 km
- Bruceville — 5.9 km
- Mount Hillard — 7.0 km
Hector: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise today is 6:58 AM in Hector, with sunset at 5:59 PM. That works out to 11 h 01 min of light.
There is no time difference between Hector and nearby Shopton or Simsville.
Hector appears under 3 postal codes.
Hector is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Hector?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Hector, with an offset of −5.
- Does Hector observe daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time does the day end in Hector?
- The sun sets at 5:59 PM.