Anchorage in numbers
- Coordinates
- 61.2181, -149.9000
- Population
- 289 600
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5409 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
This is the current time in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, shown for the America/Anchorage time zone (−8).
Anchorage, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Anchorage
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Anchorage, Alaska.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:59 AM Solar noon 1:45 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 9 h 33 min Night 14 h 27 min Civil twilight 8:14 AM – 7:16 PM
Weather in Anchorage right now
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Anchorage and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 99501
- 99502
- 99503
- 99504
- 99507
- 99508
- 99509
- 99510
- 99511
- 99513
- 99514
- 99515
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 Alaska
- Fairbanks 32 325
- Juneau 31 555
- Eagle River 24 793
- Badger 19 482
- Knik-Fairview 14 923
- College 12 964
Other places named Anchorage
- Anchorage Kentucky, United States
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- Anchorage Maryland, United States
- Anchorage Mississippi, United States
Nearby places
- Glen Alps — 0.5 km
- Downtown — 0.7 km
- Thompson — 1.6 km
- Chester — 1.7 km
- Anchor Terrace — 1.7 km
- Blanchard — 1.8 km
Anchorage: clock, sun and surroundings
Anchorage accounts for 12 postal codes.
Anchorage carries the America/Anchorage zone, offset UTC−8. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
For Anchorage today, sunrise is 8:59 AM and sunset is 6:32 PM. Daylight lasts 9 h 33 min.
Same time, different place: Glen Alps and Downtown near Anchorage.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Anchorage follow?
- Local time in Anchorage follows America/Anchorage, with an offset of −8.
- Does the clock in Anchorage stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Anchorage: Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Anchorage?
- Yes, it is 8:59 AM.