Alexandria in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0776, -86.0333
- Elevation
- 199 m above sea level
- Population
- 976
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 853 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alexandria, Tennessee, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Alexandria, Tennessee, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Alexandria, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alexandria
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Alexandria keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:19 Solar noon 12:45 Sunset 19:10 Daylight 12 h 50 min Night 11 h 10 min Civil twilight 05:53 – 19:36
Weather in Alexandria right now
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Alexandria and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16611
- 22301
- 22302
- 22303
- 22304
- 22305
- 22306
- 22307
- 22308
- 22309
- 22310
- 22311
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 Tennessee
- Nashville 689 447
- New South Memphis 641 608
- Memphis 633 104
- Knoxville 190 740
- Chattanooga 181 099
- Clarksville 166 722
Other places named Alexandria
- Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt
- Alexandria Virginia, United States
- Alexandria Louisiana, United States
- Alexandria Teleorman County, Romania
- Alexandria Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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
- Brush Creek — 4.4 km
- Liberty Hill — 4.6 km
- Mahone (historical) — 5.2 km
- Sykes — 7.1 km
- Helton — 8.0 km
- Round Top — 8.2 km
Alexandria: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise today is 06:19 in Alexandria, with sunset at 19:10. That works out to 12 h 50 min of light.
Alexandria shares its time with neighbouring Sykes and Helton.
12 codes are used to address mail in Alexandria.
In Alexandria the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Alexandria?
- The designation used for Alexandria is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Alexandria?
- Yes.
- When does the sun go down in Alexandria?
- Sunset in Alexandria is at 19:10.