Alta in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2066, -120.8110
- Elevation
- 1099 m above sea level
- Population
- 610
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3742 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alta, California, United States
On this page the local time of Alta, California, United States is updated live, in the America/Los_Angeles zone (−7).
Alta, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−7 · America/Los_Angeles
Local time in Alta
UTC−7 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alta, California.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:27 AM Solar noon 12:48 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:59 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Alta right now
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Alta and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51002
- 83414
- 95701
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 California
- Los Angeles 3 820 914
- San Diego 1 404 452
- San Jose 997 368
- San Francisco 827 526
- Fresno 542 107
- Sacramento 524 943
Other places named Alta
- Alta Troms og Finnmark, Norway
- Alta Stockholm, Sweden
- Alta Iowa, United States
- Alta Wyoming, United States
- Alta Utah, United States
Same time zone — America/Los_Angeles
- Los Angeles United States
- San Diego United States
- San Jose United States
- San Francisco United States
- Seattle United States
- Portland United States
Nearby places
- Towle — 1.1 km
- Dutch Flat — 2.3 km
- Baxter — 2.7 km
- Monte Vista — 2.9 km
- Casa Loma — 3.0 km
- Midas — 4.7 km
About the time in Alta
Alta falls within America/Los_Angeles, which places it UTC−7 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
First light in Alta comes at 7:27 AM today; darkness returns after 6:10 PM. The day gives 10 h 43 min of light.
Time in Towle and Dutch Flat, both close to Alta, runs the same.
The full list of postal codes for Alta runs to 3.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Alta?
- The value associated with Alta is America/Los_Angeles, with an offset of −7.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Alta?
- Daylight saving time in Alta: Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Alta.
- They are 7:27 AM and 6:10 PM.