Sterling in numbers
- Coordinates
- 60.5372, -150.7650
- Elevation
- 67 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 617
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5466 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sterling, Alaska, United States
The local time in Sterling, Alaska, United States — in the America/Anchorage time zone (−8) — is shown on this page.
Sterling, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Sterling
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Sterling.
The sun today
Sunrise 9:08 AM Solar noon 1:48 PM Sunset 6:29 PM Daylight 9 h 21 min Night 14 h 39 min Civil twilight 8:24 AM – 7:13 PM
Weather in Sterling right now
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Sterling and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01564
- 06377
- 13156
- 18463
- 20163
- 20164
- 20165
- 20166
- 20167
- 44276
- 48659
- 58572
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 Sterling
- Sterling Virginia, United States
- Sterling Illinois, United States
- Sterling Colorado, United States
- Sterling Massachusetts, United States
- Sterling Georgia, United States
Nearby places
- Naptowne — 2.4 km
- Funny River — 3.9 km
- Soldotna — 17.0 km
- Ridgeway — 17.5 km
- Kenai — 27.0 km
- Skittok (historical) — 27.5 km
Sterling: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Sterling follows the zone America/Anchorage, offset UTC−8. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Today's schedule for Sterling: sunrise 9:08 AM, sunset 6:29 PM. That gives 9 h 21 min of daylight.
Both Naptowne and Funny River are near Sterling and keep its time.
Sterling contains 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Sterling?
- Use America/Anchorage for Sterling; its offset is −8.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Sterling?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Sterling.
- The sun sets at 6:29 PM.