Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.8810, -80.5417
- Elevation
- 220 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 544 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, North Carolina, United States
Check the current local time in Alton, North Carolina, United States, which sits in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Alton, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alton, North Carolina.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:47 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:12 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 North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
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
- Trinity — 3.6 km
- Wolf Pond Cross Roads — 7.3 km
- Roughedge — 7.8 km
- Heil Leah — 8.0 km
- Timber Lake — 8.9 km
- Ridgewood — 9.0 km
Time and daylight in Alton
9 postal codes are in use across Alton.
Alton counts hours by America/New_York, which stands at UTC−4. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
The day begins at Alton with sunrise at 7:31 AM and ends with sunset at 6:47 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 16 min.
Neighbouring places Trinity and Wolf Pond Cross Roads run on Alton time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Alton?
- The time zone name used for Alton is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the local time in Alton change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Alton?
- The hour is 6:47 PM.