Altoona in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.4546, -91.4537
- Elevation
- 23 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1484 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altoona, Louisiana, United States
Watch the current local time in Altoona, Louisiana, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Altoona, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altoona
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Altoona, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:58 PM
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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 Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Other places named Altoona
- Altoona Pennsylvania, United States
- Altoona Iowa, United States
- Altoona Wisconsin, United States
- Altoona Alabama, United States
- Altoona Kansas, 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
- Delhi — 3.7 km
- Scott Landing — 3.9 km
- Waverly — 4.1 km
- County Landing — 6.8 km
- Tendal — 8.5 km
- Warden — 10.1 km
About the time in Altoona
Addressing within Altoona draws on 8 postal codes.
Altoona carries the America/Chicago zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:11 AM today in Altoona, with the sun setting at 6:33 PM. That leaves 11 h 22 min of light.
The same hours are kept in Altoona and in nearby Delhi and Scott Landing.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Altoona?
- The time zone of Altoona is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Altoona?
- Daylight saving time in Altoona: Yes.
- When does morning light reach Altoona?
- At 7:11 AM.