Waco in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.4820, -87.6539
- Elevation
- 226 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1065 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Waco, Alabama, United States
This page shows the current local time in Waco, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Waco, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Waco
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Waco keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:14 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:57 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:48 AM – 5:23 PM
Weather in Waco right now
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Waco and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28169
- 30182
- 40385
- 68460
- 76701
- 76702
- 76703
- 76704
- 76705
- 76706
- 76707
- 76708
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 Waco
- Waco Texas, United States
- Waco Georgia, United States
- Waco North Carolina, United States
- Waco Nebraska, United States
- Waco Missouri, 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
- Pleasant Ridge — 4.1 km
- Tharptown — 5.0 km
- Mountain Star — 6.6 km
- Newburg — 7.2 km
- Russellville — 7.4 km
- Good Springs — 7.7 km
Waco: clock, sun and surroundings
In Waco today the sun is out from 6:14 AM until 4:57 PM. That comes to 10 h 43 min of daylight.
Time in Waco applies without change in Pleasant Ridge and Tharptown nearby.
Waco accounts for 12 postal codes.
Waco is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−6. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- Can Waco's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Waco's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the hour in Waco changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- What time will the sun rise in Waco today?
- Today it rises at 6:14 AM.