Joy in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0334, -86.6167
- Elevation
- 261 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1012 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Joy, Alabama, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Joy, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Joy, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Joy
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Joy.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 11 h 09 min Night 12 h 51 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Joy right now
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Joy and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61260
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 Joy
- Joy Illinois, United States
- Joy Grand Bassa County, Liberia
- Joy Arkansas, United States
- Joy Kansas, United States
- Joy Kentucky, 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
- Sky Ball — 2.2 km
- Fowler Spring — 2.7 km
- Gum Springs — 4.7 km
- Chamblees Mill — 5.8 km
- Blountsville — 5.8 km
- Cleveland — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Joy
The zone in force in Joy is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
In Joy the sun appears at 6:57 AM and disappears at 6:07 PM today. Daylight stretches 11 h 09 min.
The local time of Joy is shared by neighbouring Sky Ball and Fowler Spring.
Sorting mail for Joy involves 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Joy?
- Use America/Chicago for Joy; its offset is −5.
- Is the offset in Joy changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Joy?
- The hour is 6:07 PM.