Altoona in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5239, -95.6614
- Elevation
- 253 m above sea level
- Population
- 381
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1632 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altoona, Kansas, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Altoona, Kansas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Altoona, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altoona
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Altoona.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:57 Solar noon 13:23 Sunset 19:49 Daylight 12 h 53 min Night 11 h 07 min Civil twilight 06:30 – 20:16
Weather in Altoona right now
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Altoona and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16601
- 16602
- 16603
- 32702
- 35952
- 50009
- 54720
- 66710
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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Altoona
- Altoona Pennsylvania, United States
- Altoona Iowa, United States
- Altoona Wisconsin, United States
- Altoona Alabama, United States
- Altoona Florida, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Buffville — 4.6 km
- Wilson County — 8.2 km
- Hilford — 8.3 km
- Guilford — 9.8 km
- Neodesha — 11.8 km
- Benedict Junction — 13.6 km
About the time in Altoona
Sunrise reaches Altoona at 06:57, and the sun sets at 19:49. Light lasts 12 h 53 min.
The local time of Altoona is shared by neighbouring Buffville and Wilson County.
Mail delivery in Altoona relies on 8 postal codes.
The zone in force in Altoona is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Altoona uses?
- Altoona uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Altoona affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Altoona?
- Light arrives at 06:57.