Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.5091, -87.8944
- Elevation
- 72 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 967
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1282 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Alabama, United States
Learn the current time in Jackson, Alabama, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Jackson, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Jackson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:11 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:46 AM – 5:27 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, 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
- Carson — 6.0 km
- Stave Creek — 6.7 km
- Leroy — 8.6 km
- Prestwick — 9.2 km
- Walker Springs — 10.4 km
- Mcvay — 10.9 km
Time and daylight in Jackson
Jackson stands in America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−6 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving: No.
First light in Jackson comes at 6:11 AM today; darkness returns after 5:02 PM. The day gives 10 h 50 min of light.
Whatever the hour in Jackson, it is the same in Carson and Stave Creek.
Addressing within Jackson draws on 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Jackson be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Jackson?
- Daylight saving in Jackson: No.
- When does morning light reach Jackson?
- At 6:11 AM.