West in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.2571, -85.4166
- Elevation
- 342 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 979 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West, Alabama, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in West, Alabama, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
West, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
West keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 6:20 PM
Weather in West right now
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West and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39192
- 76691
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 West
- West Texas, United States
- West Mississippi, United States
- West Tennessee, United States
- West West Virginia, United States
- West Nimba, Liberia
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
- Hobson — 2.8 km
- White Signboard Crossroad — 3.1 km
- Tennant — 3.9 km
- Midway — 4.7 km
- Corbin — 5.0 km
- Cornhouse — 5.3 km
West: clock, sun and surroundings
The offset in West is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise comes to West at 6:58 AM and sunset at 5:54 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 56 min of light.
For nearby Hobson and White Signboard Crossroad, use the time shown for West.
Postal codes assigned across West total 2.
Questions and answers
- Is West in a specific time zone?
- Yes, West is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does West stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in West: Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in West?
- It disappears at 5:54 PM.