Houston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 61.6303, -149.8180
- Elevation
- 76 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 206
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5399 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Houston, Alaska, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Houston, Alaska, United States, in the America/Anchorage time zone (−8).
Houston, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Houston
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Houston, Alaska.
The sun today
Sunrise 9:08 AM Solar noon 1:44 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 9 h 13 min Night 14 h 47 min Civil twilight 8:22 AM – 7:07 PM
Weather in Houston right now
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Houston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15342
- 19954
- 35572
- 38851
- 45333
- 55943
- 65483
- 72070
- 77001
- 77002
- 77003
- 77004
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 Houston
- Houston Texas, United States
- Houston Scotland, United Kingdom
- Houston Mississippi, United States
- Houston British Columbia, Canada
- Houston Missouri, United States
Nearby places
- Meadow Lakes — 11.5 km
- Big Lake — 14.1 km
- Willow Lake — 17.1 km
- Willow — 17.4 km
- Knik-Fairview — 17.4 km
- Knik — 19.8 km
Houston: clock, sun and surroundings
Within Houston, postal codes number 12.
The time standard for Houston is America/Anchorage at UTC−8. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 9:08 AM and sunset at 6:21 PM in Houston today. Daylight adds up to 9 h 13 min.
Nearby, Meadow Lakes and Big Lake go by the same clock as Houston.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Houston based on?
- The clock in Houston is based on America/Anchorage, with an offset of −8.
- Does Houston go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Houston: Yes.
- When does light leave Houston?
- Light leaves at 6:21 PM.