Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.0890, -84.9350
- Elevation
- 256 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 693 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Kentucky, United States
The page gives the present local time in Alton, Kentucky, United States, whose time zone is America/New_York (−4).
Alton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Alton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:50 AM Solar noon 1:26 PM Sunset 7:02 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 7:24 AM – 7:29 PM
Weather in Alton right now
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Alton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03809
- 14413
- 24520
- 35015
- 51003
- 62002
- 65606
- 67623
- 84710
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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
- Alton Texas, United States
- Alton Iowa, United States
- Alton Missouri, United States
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
- Alton Station — 1.4 km
- Farmdale — 2.8 km
- Ninevah — 5.0 km
- Evergreen — 5.2 km
- Avenstoke — 6.1 km
- Lawrenceburg — 6.7 km
Time and daylight in Alton
9 postal codes have been allocated to Alton.
People in Alton keep America/New_York, a zone offset of UTC−4. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:50 AM in Alton and goes down at 7:02 PM. Daylight measures 11 h 12 min.
Whatever the hour in Alton, it is the same in Alton Station and Farmdale.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Alton?
- The designation used for Alton is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Alton?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Alton?
- At 7:50 AM.