Rockwest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.9999, -87.3717
- Elevation
- 39 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1209 km away
What time is it in Rockwest, Alabama, United States
You can see the current local time of Rockwest, Alabama, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Rockwest, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rockwest
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Rockwest keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:34 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Rockwest right now
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Rockwest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36726 Camden — 7.3 km away
- 36753 Mc Williams — 11.6 km away
- 36723 Boykin — 12.2 km away
- 36435 Coy — 12.5 km away
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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Wilcox County — 6.1 km
- Canton Bend — 6.3 km
- Pebble Hill — 7.3 km
- Camden — 7.7 km
- Coal Bluff — 8.7 km
- Yellow Bluff — 9.8 km
Time and daylight in Rockwest
Rockwest falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
In Rockwest the sun rises today at 7:05 AM and sets again at 6:04 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 59 min of the day.
Both Wilcox County and Canton Bend are near Rockwest and keep its time.
Rockwest contains 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Chicago be used as the time zone for Rockwest?
- Yes, Rockwest uses America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Does Rockwest change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Rockwest: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Rockwest?
- The sun sets in Rockwest at 6:04 PM.