Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8193, -80.2140
- Elevation
- 545 m above sea level
- Region
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 275 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, West Virginia, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Alton, West Virginia, United States — the America/New_York zone applies there (−5).
Alton, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Alton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:52 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:24 AM – 5:47 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 West Virginia
- Huntington 48 638
- Charleston 46 838
- Parkersburg 30 991
- Morgantown 30 708
- Wheeling 27 648
- Weirton Heights 19 450
Other places named Alton
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- 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
- Beans Mill — 1.8 km
- Alexander — 4.1 km
- Imperial — 4.9 km
- Evergreen — 5.5 km
- Tenmile — 6.4 km
- Carter — 6.6 km
Local time details for Alton
Alton, Beans Mill and Alexander all run on one and the same time.
Postal designations for Alton total 9.
Alton keeps the America/New_York zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Sunrise time for Alton today is 6:52 AM; sunset time is 5:19 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 27 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Alton?
- The correct time zone for Alton is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Alton vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Alton: No.
- What is the local sunset time in Alton?
- Local sunset is 5:19 PM.