Sanford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.2982, -86.3891
- Elevation
- 88 m above sea level
- Population
- 247
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1198 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sanford, Alabama, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Sanford, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Sanford, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sanford
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Sanford keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:03 AM Solar noon 11:30 AM Sunset 4:57 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:38 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Sanford right now
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Sanford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04073
- 23426
- 27330
- 27331
- 27332
- 32771
- 32772
- 32773
- 48657
- 79078
- 81151
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 Sanford
- Sanford Florida, United States
- Sanford North Carolina, United States
- Sanford Maine, United States
- Sanford Colorado, United States
- Sanford Michigan, 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
- Wiggins — 6.1 km
- Babbie — 6.4 km
- Harmony — 6.7 km
- Covington County — 8.1 km
- Cedar Grove — 8.3 km
- Poley (historical) — 8.9 km
Local time details for Sanford
Postal codes tied to Sanford number 11.
Time in Sanford is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−6. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Sunrise today is 6:03 AM in Sanford, with sunset at 4:57 PM. That works out to 10 h 54 min of light.
Time runs the same in Sanford and in nearby Wiggins and Babbie.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Sanford?
- The designation used for Sanford is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Sanford stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Sanford: No.
- What time is sunrise in Sanford?
- It is 6:03 AM.