Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.8118, -85.2447
- Elevation
- 197 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1002 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Alabama, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Nelson, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Nelson, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Nelson, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 12:27 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:23 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, 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
- Huguley — 2.9 km
- Little Shawmut — 5.1 km
- Fairfax — 6.0 km
- Valley — 6.2 km
- Cusseta — 6.4 km
- Shawmut — 6.6 km
About the time in Nelson
Today Nelson sees sunrise at 6:47 AM, sunset at 6:07 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 20 min.
Nelson and its neighbours Huguley and Little Shawmut keep one clock.
Postal numbering in Nelson covers 9 codes.
In Nelson the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Nelson?
- The applicable time zone information is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Nelson include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- When is the sun up in Nelson?
- The sun comes up at 6:47 AM.