Time in Alabama

All of the U.S. state of Alabama is in the Central Time Zone (UTC−06:00, DST UTC−05:00) and observes daylight saving time.

Unofficially, Phenix City in Russell County and an area surrounding it, Lanett and Valley in Chambers County and some towns in Lee County observe Eastern Time (UTC−05:00, DST UTC−04:00).[1][2][3][4] In the case of Lannett and Valley, the exception was originally due to the local West Point Pepperell textile mills having headquarters in West Point, Georgia, in the Eastern Time Zone.[5]

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database identifier for Alabama is America/Chicago.[6]

References

  1. ^ "northamerica". tzdata. IANA. 2012c. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. ^ "A time zone can be a state of mind". The Huntsville Times. 2005-08-26. p. 2A.
  3. ^ Grubman, Cathy (1994-10-27). "What Time Is It Anyway? It Depends on Your Location & the Season". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "Exceptions, Oddities, and Notes". OnTimeZone.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  5. ^ Kelly Kazek. "Do you know which Alabama towns are in a different time zone?." AL.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Time Zone Database". www.iana.org.