Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.2326, -87.4236
- Elevation
- 127 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1125 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, Alabama, United States
The clock for Peterson, Alabama, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Peterson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Peterson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Peterson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:34 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Peterson
- Peterson Iowa, United States
- Peterson Minnesota, United States
- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
- Peterson West Virginia, 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
- Fleetwood — 1.9 km
- Deep Wood — 3.0 km
- Canyon Lakes — 4.4 km
- Cottondale — 5.4 km
- South Holt — 5.6 km
- Holt — 5.7 km
Local time details for Peterson
Peterson sees first light at 7:07 AM today and the sun sets at 6:02 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 54 min.
Clocks in Fleetwood and Deep Wood read the same as clocks in Peterson.
Mail addressed to Peterson uses 3 postal codes.
In Peterson the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Peterson?
- The time zone covering Peterson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Peterson?
- Yes.
- When does evening light leave Peterson?
- At 6:02 PM.