Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.5963, -85.2383
- Elevation
- 213 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1018 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Alabama, United States
This page keeps the current time in Salem, Alabama, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Salem keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:05 AM Solar noon 11:26 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:39 AM – 5:13 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
- Shotwell — 5.3 km
- Spring Villa — 6.9 km
- Bleecker — 7.1 km
- Meadows Mill — 7.6 km
- Griffen Mill — 8.2 km
- Prince Crossroads — 8.6 km
About the time in Salem
Salem and nearby Shotwell and Spring Villa are never an hour apart.
Locations in Salem are covered by 12 postal codes.
The zone in force in Salem is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−6. Seasonal change: No.
The sun climbs above Salem at 6:05 AM and dips below at 4:47 PM. Between them sit 10 h 42 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Salem?
- The time zone covering Salem is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Salem change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: No.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Salem?
- Yes, it is 6:05 AM.