Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 26.2873, -98.3133
- Population
- 15 760
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2427 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Texas, United States
This page carries the current local time for Alton, Texas, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Alton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Alton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:53 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 7:19 AM – 7:17 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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
Other places named Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
- Alton Iowa, United States
- Alton Missouri, United States
- Alton Maine, United States
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
- Sharyland — 8.8 km
- Valley View Estates Colonia — 9.0 km
- Sun Valley Colonia — 9.5 km
- Kane — 9.8 km
- Umberto Garcia Junior Colonia — 10.1 km
- Acevedo Colonia Number 4 — 10.3 km
Alton: clock, sun and surroundings
The horizon brightens over Alton at 7:43 AM, and the sun sets at 6:53 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 11 min.
Neighbouring Sharyland and Valley View Estates Colonia sit in the same time as Alton.
Alton is covered by 9 postal codes.
The zone name for Alton is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Alton in?
- Alton is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Alton?
- Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Alton?
- Daylight begins at 7:43 AM.