Highlands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.2985, -86.9194
- Elevation
- 212 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1083 km away
- Same name
- 38 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Highlands, Alabama, United States
The current local time in Highlands, Alabama, United States is displayed here for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Highlands, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Highlands
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Highlands, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Highlands right now
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Highlands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07732
- 28741
- 77562
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 Highlands
- Highlands Texas, United States
- Highlands New Jersey, United States
- Highlands British Columbia, Canada
- Highlands Alberta, Canada
- Highlands North Carolina, 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
- Cherokee Beach — 1.2 km
- Chestnut Glen — 1.5 km
- Genery — 1.8 km
- Fox Trace — 3.3 km
- Hilltop — 5.0 km
- Falliston — 5.6 km
Time and daylight in Highlands
Clocks across Highlands run on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise at Highlands today happens at 7:05 AM, sunset at 6:00 PM. The two are 10 h 56 min apart.
For nearby Cherokee Beach and Chestnut Glen, use the time shown for Highlands.
Highlands appears under 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is Highlands's time zone?
- Highlands's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Highlands — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Highlands: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Highlands?
- Sunset there is at 6:00 PM.