Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.5732, -79.0028
- Elevation
- 179 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 311 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Virginia, United States
On this page the local time of Alton, Virginia, United States is updated live, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Alton, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Alton, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:54 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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
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- 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
- Harmony — 3.7 km
- Cedar Grove — 5.1 km
- Boyds Store — 5.5 km
- Denniston — 5.6 km
- Turbeville — 6.5 km
- Danripple — 6.6 km
Alton: clock, sun and surroundings
Alton carries 9 postal codes.
Alton carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−4. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
Today in Alton the sun appears at 7:34 AM and sets again at 6:28 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 53 min.
In Harmony and Cedar Grove the clock agrees with Alton.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Alton?
- Alton is assigned to the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −4.
- Is the offset in Alton changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Alton — what are they?
- Sunrise at 7:34 AM, sunset at 6:28 PM.