Opelika in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6454, -85.3783
- Population
- 29 527
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1024 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Opelika, Alabama, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Opelika, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Opelika, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Opelika
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Opelika keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:19 PM
Weather in Opelika right now
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Opelika and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36801
- 36802
- 36803
- 36804
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 Opelika
- Opelika Texas, 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
- Alta Vista — 1.8 km
- Collingwood — 1.9 km
- Rocky Brook — 1.9 km
- Crooked Creek — 2.0 km
- Gwen Mill — 2.3 km
- Westside — 2.3 km
Opelika: clock, sun and surroundings
Local clocks in Opelika follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
The sun is up at 6:59 AM in Opelika and down again at 5:53 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 54 min of daylight.
Nothing changes on the clock between Opelika and neighbouring Alta Vista or Collingwood.
Opelika carries 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Opelika?
- The clock in Opelika follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Opelika go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Opelika: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Opelika?
- 6:59 AM.