Alpha in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5829, -78.4172
- Elevation
- 183 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 189 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alpha, Virginia, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Alpha, Virginia, United States, which uses America/New_York (−4).
Alpha, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alpha
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alpha, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Alpha right now
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Alpha and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42603
- 45301
- 49902
- 56111
- 61413
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Alpha
- Alpha New Jersey, United States
- Alpha Illinois, United States
- Alpha Queensland, Australia
- Alpha Michigan, United States
- Alpha Minnesota, 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
- Gravel Hill — 3.7 km
- Eldridge Mill — 4.9 km
- Dillwyn — 5.7 km
- Sunny Side — 5.9 km
- Slate Hill — 6.1 km
- Gold Hill — 6.1 km
Alpha: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises today at 7:34 AM in Alpha and sets at 6:23 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 48 min.
Close by, Gravel Hill and Eldridge Mill keep time with Alpha.
The area of Alpha is divided into 5 postal codes.
Local clocks in Alpha follow the America/New_York zone, UTC−4. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Alpha?
- The entry corresponding to Alpha is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in Alpha move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Alpha?
- The sun rises at 7:34 AM.