Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.2154, -86.5811
- Elevation
- 141 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1064 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Alabama, United States
The time now in Nelson, Alabama, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Nelson, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Nelson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Nelson.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:11 AM Solar noon 11:31 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 5:17 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
- Fourmile — 4.5 km
- Columbiana — 4.8 km
- Hillsdale — 8.1 km
- Shelby County — 9.2 km
- Wilsonville — 9.3 km
- Joinertown — 9.6 km
Nelson: clock, sun and surroundings
The time in Nelson is also the time in nearby Fourmile and Columbiana.
Nelson carries 9 postal codes.
Nelson is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Today's sunrise at Nelson falls at 6:11 AM; sunset follows at 4:51 PM. Between them lie 10 h 40 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Nelson?
- The applicable time zone information is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time applied in Nelson?
- No.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Nelson?
- Yes, it is 4:51 PM.