Palmer in numbers
- Coordinates
- 61.5994, -149.1150
- Elevation
- 72 m above sea level
- Population
- 6 788
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5362 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palmer, Alaska, United States
This is a live clock for Palmer, Alaska, United States, showing local time in the America/Anchorage zone (−8).
Palmer, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Palmer
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Palmer.
The sun today
Sunrise 9:05 AM Solar noon 1:42 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 9 h 13 min Night 14 h 47 min Civil twilight 8:19 AM – 7:04 PM
Weather in Palmer right now
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Palmer and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01069
- 37365
- 49871
- 50571
- 62556
- 66962
- 68864
- 75152
- 99645
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 Palmer
- Palmer Massachusetts, United States
- Palmer Texas, United States
- Palmer Río Grande, Puerto Rico
- Palmer Tennessee, United States
- Palmer Nebraska, United States
Nearby places
- Farm Loop — 4.6 km
- Gateway — 7.3 km
- Butte — 7.7 km
- Matanuska — 8.8 km
- Lazy Mountain — 9.4 km
- Lakes — 10.3 km
Palmer: clock, sun and surroundings
The horizon brightens over Palmer at 9:05 AM, and the sun sets at 6:18 PM. Daylight runs 9 h 13 min.
Nearby, Farm Loop and Gateway go by the same clock as Palmer.
9 postal codes are current for Palmer.
Palmer is served by the America/Anchorage time zone, offset UTC−8. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Palmer?
- The time zone assigned to Palmer is America/Anchorage, with an offset of −8.
- Does Palmer adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- What time does the sun rise in Palmer?
- The sun rises in Palmer at 9:05 AM.