Alpha in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.6389, -94.8708
- Elevation
- 421 m above sea level
- Population
- 125
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1577 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alpha, Minnesota, United States
This page shows local time in Alpha, Minnesota, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Alpha, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alpha
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alpha, Minnesota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Alpha right now
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Alpha and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42603
- 45301
- 49902
- 56111
- 61413
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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Alpha
- Alpha New Jersey, United States
- Alpha Illinois, United States
- Alpha Queensland, Australia
- Alpha Michigan, United States
- Alpha Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
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
- Jackson — 9.7 km
- West Ridge Village Mobile Home Park — 10.5 km
- Sherburn Southside Mobile Park — 11.4 km
- P and J Modern Trailer Court — 11.7 km
- Sherburn — 11.7 km
- Dunnell — 11.8 km
About the time in Alpha
Standard time in Alpha comes from America/Chicago and equals UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
Morning light reaches Alpha at 7:42 AM, and the sun sets at 6:28 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 46 min.
Alpha shares its time with neighbouring Jackson and West Ridge Village Mobile Home Park.
Alpha spans 5 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Alpha?
- Use America/Chicago for Alpha; its offset is −5.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Alpha?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Alpha?
- Yes, it is 6:28 PM.