Time in Alabama

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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]

IANA time zone database[edit]

The IANA time zone database identifier for Alabama is America/Chicago.[5]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Time Zone Database". www.iana.org.
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