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
Learn the current time in Altoona, Kansas, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Altoona, United States
Thursday, 15 October 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 7:32 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:13 PM
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
The zone in force in Altoona is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
The sun comes up over Altoona at 7:32 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:47 PM. That is 11 h 15 min between the two.
Nearby, Buffville and Wilson County go by the same clock as Altoona.
8 codes make up the postal map of Altoona.
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 7:32 AM.