Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.9390, -87.1147
- Elevation
- 240 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 997 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Alabama, United States
This page shows local time in Salem, Alabama, United States as of this moment, in 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 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 4:50 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 5:17 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
- Scarce Grease — 3.9 km
- Leggtown — 4.9 km
- Clifton (historical) — 5.8 km
- Gipsy — 5.8 km
- Gourdsville — 6.0 km
- Good Springs — 7.3 km
Salem: clock, sun and surroundings
Deliveries to Salem are sorted by 12 postal codes.
Salem lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Daylight in Salem starts at 6:16 AM and ends at 4:50 PM today. It lasts 10 h 34 min.
Neighbours of Salem such as Scarce Grease and Leggtown share its clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Salem follow?
- Local time in Salem follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the time in Salem adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Salem?
- The sun is rising at 6:16 AM.