Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.8434, -86.2430
- Elevation
- 197 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 934 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, Alabama, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Princeton, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Princeton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Princeton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Princeton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:52 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
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 Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton New Jersey, United States
- Princeton Texas, United States
- Princeton Indiana, United States
- Princeton Illinois, 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
- Beachboro (historical) — 3.4 km
- Larkins Fork (historical) — 4.7 km
- Swaim — 5.0 km
- Hollytree — 5.0 km
- Padgett (historical) — 6.4 km
- Baileytown — 6.9 km
Local time details for Princeton
Time in Beachboro (historical) and Larkins Fork (historical), both close to Princeton, runs the same.
Every address in Princeton sits within one of 12 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Princeton uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: Yes.
Today, Princeton has first light at 6:52 AM and last light at 6:11 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 18 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Princeton?
- The local time zone in Princeton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Princeton?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Princeton?
- In Princeton the sun sets at 6:11 PM.