Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.4376, -71.7173
- Elevation
- 21 m above sea level
- Region
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 533 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Rhode Island, United States
The current local time in Alton, Rhode Island, United States — time zone America/New_York (−4) — is shown right here.
Alton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alton, Rhode Island.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:14 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 Rhode Island
- Providence 190 934
- Warwick 81 699
- Cranston 81 073
- Pawtucket 71 591
- East Providence 47 408
- Woonsocket 41 475
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
- Brudickville — 2.4 km
- Burdickville — 2.5 km
- Ellis Flats — 2.6 km
- South Hopkinton — 4.5 km
- Bradford — 4.6 km
- Carolina — 5.0 km
About the time in Alton
Time in Brudickville and Burdickville, both close to Alton, runs the same.
A total of 9 postal codes belong to Alton.
The zone that governs Alton is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:18 AM in Alton today and sunset at 5:45 PM. That marks 10 h 27 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Alton identified?
- The time zone for Alton is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Alton observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Alton: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Alton?
- The sun goes down at 5:45 PM.