Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.7021, -85.7480
- Elevation
- 206 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1044 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Alabama, United States
This page shows local time in Thornton, Alabama, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Thornton, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Thornton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Thornton, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:48 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:23 AM – 6:36 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
- Sardis — 1.0 km
- Ponders — 2.6 km
- Walnut Hill — 3.6 km
- Simmons Crossroads — 4.5 km
- Blue Creek — 5.3 km
- Erie (historical) — 5.5 km
Time and daylight in Thornton
Time in Thornton follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Thornton sees the sun rise at 6:48 AM and set at 6:12 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 24 min.
Neighbouring Sardis and Ponders sit in the same time as Thornton.
11 postal codes are current for Thornton.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Thornton?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Thornton; its offset is −5.
- Does Thornton shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Thornton: Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Thornton?
- 6:48 AM.