Oakland in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.8276, -87.0853
- Elevation
- 225 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1001 km away
- Same name
- 99 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Oakland, Alabama, United States
Get the current local time in Oakland, Alabama, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Oakland, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Oakland
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Oakland.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 5:49 AM – 5:17 PM
Weather in Oakland right now
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Oakland and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02858
- 04963
- 07436
- 21550
- 34760
- 38060
- 38948
- 42159
- 48363
- 51560
- 61943
- 68045
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 Oakland
- Oakland California, United States
- Oakland New Jersey, United States
- Oakland Tennessee, United States
- Oakland Florida, United States
- Oakland Maine, 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
- Shanghai — 2.5 km
- Hickory Hills — 3.3 km
- Elk Estates — 4.7 km
- O'Neal — 4.8 km
- Blackburn — 4.9 km
- Cartwright — 5.3 km
Local time details for Oakland
Look for sunrise at 6:16 AM and sunset at 4:51 PM in Oakland today. The day carries 10 h 35 min of light.
Nearby settlements including Shanghai and Hickory Hills match the time in Oakland.
Oakland accounts for 12 postal codes.
The clock standard in Oakland is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−6. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Oakland?
- The time zone used in Oakland is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Oakland change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Oakland: No.
- How late does the sun set in Oakland?
- The last sunlight comes at 4:51 PM.