Alachua County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.6748, -82.3577
- Region
- Florida
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1135 km away
What time is it in Alachua County, Florida, United States
The current local time in Alachua County, Florida, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Alachua County, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alachua County
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alachua County, Florida.
The sun today
Sunrise 07:10 Solar noon 13:30 Sunset 19:50 Daylight 12 h 41 min Night 11 h 19 min Civil twilight 06:45 – 20:14
Weather in Alachua County right now
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Alachua County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 32610 Gainesville — 0.8 km away
- 32611 Gainesville — 0.8 km away
- 32612 Gainesville — 0.8 km away
- 32614 Gainesville — 0.8 km away
- 32635 Gainesville — 0.8 km away
- 32605 Gainesville — 1.1 km away
- 32603 Gainesville — 2.7 km away
- 32627 Gainesville — 4.1 km away
- 32601 Gainesville — 4.3 km away
- 32606 Gainesville — 4.9 km away
- 32607 Gainesville — 5.5 km away
- 32609 Gainesville — 5.6 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.
Largest cities in Florida
- Jacksonville 1 009 833
- Miami 487 014
- Tampa 414 547
- Orlando 334 854
- St. Petersburg 257 083
- Hialeah 237 069
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Shadow Lawn Estates — 2.0 km
- Wimberly Estates — 2.6 km
- Northwood — 3.3 km
- Suburban Heights — 3.4 km
- Varsity Mobile Home Villa — 3.5 km
- Paradise — 3.6 km
About the time in Alachua County
Addresses in Alachua County fall under 12 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Alachua County is America/New_York, held at UTC−4. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
In Alachua County the sun rises today at 07:10 and sets again at 19:50. Daylight fills 12 h 41 min of the day.
Alachua County keeps the same time as its neighbours Duckpond and Gainesville.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Alachua County identified?
- The time zone for Alachua County is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do people in Alachua County set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Alachua County: Yes.
- What time is sunrise in Alachua County?
- It is 07:10.