Section in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7004, -87.4764
- Elevation
- 176 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1039 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Section, Alabama, United States
The reading below is the local time in Section, Alabama, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Section, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Section
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Section keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Section right now
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Section and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35771
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 Section
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
Time and daylight in Section
Section is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Today at Section, the sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 6:04 PM. That gives 10 h 58 min of daylight.
Look nearby and you will see Leighton and Cottontown on the same clock as Section.
Mail addressed to Section uses 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Section?
- Local time in Section is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Section include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Section today?
- Today it sets at 6:04 PM.