Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.6782, -87.4981
- Elevation
- 194 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1102 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Alabama, United States
The reading below is the local time in Salem, Alabama, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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 — 3.2 km
- West Corona — 3.4 km
- Lockhart (historical) — 3.8 km
- Boley Springs — 4.0 km
- Corona — 4.3 km
- Patton — 4.7 km
Time and daylight in Salem
Mail delivery in Salem relies on 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Salem follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−6 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: No.
Sunrise time for Salem today is 6:10 AM; sunset time is 4:59 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 49 min.
The clock reading for Salem covers nearby Alta and West Corona as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Salem?
- Choose America/Chicago for Salem, with an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Salem?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Salem?
- It sets at 4:59 PM.