Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.7709, -87.3034
- Elevation
- 176 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1022 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Alabama, United States
Local time in Thornton, Alabama, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Thornton, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Thornton
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Thornton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:17 AM Solar noon 11:34 AM Sunset 4:52 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03285
- 19373
- 26440
- 41855
- 50479
- 60476
- 71766
- 76687
- 80241
- 95686
- 99176
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 Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton 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
- Ferry Shores — 0.6 km
- Roberson Beach — 1.6 km
- Ramblewood Shores — 1.9 km
- Dells Vista Shores — 2.8 km
- Freeman Acres — 4.1 km
- Rogersville — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Thornton
Postal numbering in Thornton covers 11 codes.
Thornton reads its time from America/Chicago, placed at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
The sun climbs above Thornton at 6:17 AM and dips below at 4:52 PM. Between them sit 10 h 35 min of daylight.
Ferry Shores and Roberson Beach are neighbours of Thornton on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Thornton based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Thornton is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Thornton?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Thornton?
- Sunset there is at 4:52 PM.