Alaska in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7837, -76.4374
- Elevation
- 343 m above sea level
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 216 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alaska, Pennsylvania, United States
Current local time for Alaska, Pennsylvania, United States is listed here, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Alaska, United States
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alaska
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Alaska keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Alaska right now
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Alaska and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 17840 Locust Gap — 1.2 km away
- 17851 Mount Carmel — 2.0 km away
- 17832 Marion Heights — 3.3 km away
- 17834 Kulpmont — 3.3 km away
- 17888 Wilburton — 4.9 km away
- 17943 Lavelle — 5.1 km away
- 17945 Locustdale — 5.2 km away
- 17921 Ashland — 8.0 km away
- 17920 Aristes — 8.2 km away
- 17936 Gordon — 9.4 km away
- 17866 Coal Township — 9.7 km away
- 17858 Numidia — 11.2 km away
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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Alaska
- Alaska Ilocos, Philippines
- Alaska Chiapas, Mexico
- Alaska Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Alaska Araucania, Chile
- Alaska Satakunta, Finland
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
- Dooleyville — 1.0 km
- Connersville — 1.4 km
- Strong — 1.7 km
- Atlas — 2.0 km
- Merrian — 2.5 km
- Borough Of Mount Carmel — 2.5 km
Alaska: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun comes up over Alaska at 7:22 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:21 PM. That is 10 h 59 min between the two.
Nearby places that share Alaska's clock include Dooleyville and Connersville.
Mail delivery in Alaska relies on 12 postal codes.
Alaska is placed in America/New_York, and its offset from UTC is −4. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Alaska?
- The time zone label used for Alaska is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Alaska switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Alaska: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Alaska?
- Local sunrise is 7:22 AM.