Richmond in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.1140, -87.0550
- Elevation
- 119 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1178 km away
- Same name
- 79 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richmond, Alabama, United States
This page reports the local time in Richmond, Alabama, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Richmond, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Richmond
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Richmond keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Richmond right now
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Richmond and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01254
- 04357
- 05477
- 23173
- 23218
- 23219
- 23220
- 23221
- 23222
- 23223
- 23224
- 23225
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 Richmond
- Richmond Virginia, United States
- Richmond British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond California, United States
- Richmond Indiana, United States
- Richmond Kentucky, 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
- Carlowville — 3.6 km
- Elm Bluff — 4.6 km
- Dawsons — 5.9 km
- Swink — 6.2 km
- Minter — 7.0 km
- Ackerville — 9.4 km
Time and daylight in Richmond
The clock does not change between Richmond, Carlowville and Elm Bluff.
Mail addressed to Richmond uses 12 postal codes.
The time zone here in Richmond is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
Richmond sees the sun rise at 6:53 AM and set at 6:16 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 23 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Richmond?
- Richmond is assigned to the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Richmond affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Richmond?
- In Richmond the sun sets at 6:16 PM.