James in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.6779, -87.6586
- Elevation
- 142 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1055 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in James, Alabama, United States
The present local time in James, Alabama, United States is given below, for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
James, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in James
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
James keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:46 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in James right now
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James and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35674 Tuscumbia — 2.5 km away
- 35662 Muscle Shoals — 7.5 km away
- 35661 Muscle Shoals — 9.1 km away
- 35660 Sheffield — 9.6 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 James
- James Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
- James Bourgogne, France
- James Central Region, Malawi
- James Southern Region, Malawi
- James Southern Region, Malawi
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
- Colbert Heights — 3.8 km
- Spring Valley — 4.5 km
- Hobgood — 4.6 km
- Colonial Heights — 4.7 km
- Milk Springs — 5.0 km
- Belview Heights — 5.1 km
Time and daylight in James
James is split into 4 postal code areas.
James runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−6 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
Sunrise arrives in James at 6:12 AM today and the sun goes down at 4:58 PM. That gives the day 10 h 46 min of light.
There is no time difference between James and nearby Colbert Heights or Spring Valley.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in James?
- The local time zone in James is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does James have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in James: No.
- What time does the day start in James?
- The sun rises at 6:12 AM.