The Highlands in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0490, -86.0186
- Elevation
- 233 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 966 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Highlands, Alabama, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in The Highlands, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
The Highlands, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in The Highlands
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in The Highlands, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:25 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in The Highlands right now
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The Highlands and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35902 Gadsden — 4.0 km away
- 35904 Gadsden — 4.2 km away
- 35954 Attalla — 7.5 km away
- 35901 Gadsden — 8.7 km away
- 35903 Gadsden — 12.5 km away
- 35905 Gadsden — 13.8 km away
- 35906 Rainbow City — 14.6 km away
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 The Highlands
- The Highlands Queensland, Australia
- The Highlands Alabama, United States
- The Highlands Alabama, United States
- The Highlands California, United States
- The Highlands Colorado, 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
- Black Creek Falls (historical) — 1.2 km
- Scenic Heights — 1.5 km
- Etowah County — 1.6 km
- Bellevue — 1.6 km
- Monte Vista — 1.9 km
- Reece City — 2.9 km
About the time in The Highlands
The Highlands operates with 7 postal codes.
Hours in The Highlands are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Today in The Highlands the sun appears at 6:50 AM and sets again at 6:12 PM. Daylight holds for 11 h 22 min.
Travelling from The Highlands to Black Creek Falls (historical) or Scenic Heights does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for The Highlands?
- The Highlands is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in The Highlands?
- Daylight saving time in The Highlands: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in The Highlands?
- It appears at 6:50 AM.