Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.3863, -88.2167
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1391 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Alabama, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Nelson, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Nelson, United States
Friday, 16 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 6:57 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:46 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
- Coden — 2.1 km
- Bayou La Batre — 3.6 km
- San Souci Beach — 4.0 km
- Kirewakra — 6.5 km
- Delchamps — 6.7 km
- CNA Estates Mobile Home Park — 7.7 km
Time and daylight in Nelson
9 codes make up the postal map of Nelson.
Local clocks in Nelson follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Sunrise today in Nelson lands at 6:57 AM; sunset lands at 6:22 PM. That is 11 h 26 min of light.
The local time of Nelson is shared by neighbouring Coden and Bayou La Batre.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Nelson?
- Select America/Chicago for Nelson; the offset is −5.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Nelson?
- Daylight saving in Nelson: Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Nelson today?
- Today it sets at 6:22 PM.