Houston County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.1532, -85.3025
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1142 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Houston County, Alabama, United States
The time now in Houston County, Alabama, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Houston County, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Houston County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Houston County, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in Houston County right now
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Houston County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36304 Dothan — 5.1 km away
- 36321 Cowarts — 5.5 km away
- 36312 Ashford — 6.1 km away
- 36301 Dothan — 6.6 km away
- 36302 Dothan — 11.4 km away
- 36320 Cottonwood — 11.5 km away
- 36376 Webb — 13.3 km away
- 36303 Dothan — 15.5 km away
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 Houston County
- Houston County Georgia, United States
- Houston County Minnesota, United States
- Houston County Tennessee, United States
- Houston County Texas, 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
- Wilson Quarters — 4.1 km
- Avon — 4.3 km
- Love Hill — 5.0 km
- Cowarts — 5.2 km
- Terry Crossroads — 5.4 km
- East Gate Estates — 5.8 km
Houston County: clock, sun and surroundings
Local time in Houston County is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Houston County at 6:57 AM and sets at 5:55 PM today. That is 10 h 58 min of light.
Wilson Quarters and Avon lie near Houston County and keep identical time.
Houston County operates with 8 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Houston County?
- The time zone covering Houston County is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Will the time in Houston County move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Houston County: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Houston County?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:55 PM.