Cantwell in numbers
- Coordinates
- 63.3917, -148.9510
- Elevation
- 669 m above sea level
- Population
- 219
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5333 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cantwell, Alaska, United States
The clock for Cantwell, Alaska, United States is kept here in the America/Anchorage time zone (−8).
Cantwell, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Cantwell
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Cantwell, Alaska.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:48 AM Solar noon 1:42 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 9 h 49 min Night 14 h 11 min Civil twilight 8:00 AM – 7:24 PM
Weather in Cantwell right now
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Cantwell and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 99729
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
- Anchorage 289 600
- Fairbanks 32 325
- Juneau 31 555
- Eagle River 24 793
- Badger 19 482
- Knik-Fairview 14 923
Other places named Cantwell
Nearby places
- Summit — 10.8 km
- Broad Pass (historical) — 23.6 km
- Colorado — 35.2 km
- Denali Park — 38.0 km
- Garner — 48.7 km
- Healy — 51.7 km
About the time in Cantwell
Neighbouring places Summit and Broad Pass (historical) run on Cantwell time.
Cantwell is mapped by 1 postal code.
Cantwell sets its clocks by America/Anchorage, which runs UTC−8. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Cantwell falls at 8:48 AM; sunset follows at 6:37 PM. Between them lie 9 h 49 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Cantwell?
- The time zone designation for Cantwell is America/Anchorage, with an offset of −8.
- Is the offset in Cantwell changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Cantwell?
- The first sunlight comes at 8:48 AM.