Altoona in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5187, -78.3947
- Population
- 45 344
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 215 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
The present local time in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States is given below, for the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Altoona, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Altoona
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Altoona.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:11 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:39 PM
Weather in Altoona right now
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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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
Other places named Altoona
- Altoona Iowa, United States
- Altoona Wisconsin, United States
- Altoona Alabama, United States
- Altoona Kansas, United States
- Altoona Florida, 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
- Alta Manor — 1.7 km
- Newburg — 2.6 km
- Allegheny Furnace — 3.4 km
- South Altoona — 3.5 km
- Coburn — 3.9 km
- East Altoona — 4.1 km
About the time in Altoona
The clock in nearby Alta Manor and Newburg follows Altoona.
Every address in Altoona sits within one of 8 postal codes.
Altoona falls within America/New_York, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Today in Altoona the sun appears at 6:46 AM and sets again at 5:11 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 25 min.
Questions and answers
- Can Altoona's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Altoona's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Altoona move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When does light leave Altoona?
- Light leaves at 5:11 PM.