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What time is it in Alta Sierra, California, United States

Below you can see what the time is in Alta Sierra, California, United States now, in the America/Los_Angeles zone (−7).

Alta Sierra, United States

11:54:53 AM

Friday, 16 October 2026

UTC−7 · America/Los_Angeles

Local time in Alta Sierra

UTC−7 · daylight saving time is active

Alta Sierra keeps America/Los_Angeles clock_time.

The sun today

Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 11 h 10 min Night 12 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:53 PM

Weather in Alta Sierra right now

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Alta Sierra and its neighbours

Alta Sierra at 39.1416, -121.0540 with the nearest towns within 6.4 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

95949 Grass Valley — 4.2 km away
95924 Cedar Ridge — 7.0 km away
95712 Chicago Park — 7.5 km away
95945 Grass Valley — 8.4 km away
95713 Colfax — 11.1 km away
95975 Rough And Ready — 12.8 km away
95736 Weimar — 13.6 km away

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.

Alta Sierra in numbers

Coordinates: 39.1416, -121.0540
Elevation: 704 m above sea level
Population: 6 911
Region: California
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 3765 km away
Same name: 1 more places in the world share this name

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 Sierra

Alta Sierra California, United States

Same time zone — America/Los_Angeles

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Time and daylight in Alta Sierra

The sun rises over Alta Sierra today at 7:16 AM and slips away at 6:26 PM. That leaves 11 h 10 min of daylight.

The clock reading for Alta Sierra covers nearby Kenwood Estates and Forest Spring (historical) as well.

7 postal codes are attached to Alta Sierra.

Alta Sierra holds to America/Los_Angeles time, which equals UTC−7. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.

Questions and answers

How should the time zone of Alta Sierra be stated?: It should be stated as America/Los_Angeles, with an offset of −7.
Is the time in Alta Sierra adjusted seasonally?: Yes.
How do I know when the sun rises in Alta Sierra?: Sunrise there is at 7:16 AM.