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).{{cite web|title=northamerica|url=http://ftp.iana.org/tz/data/northamerica|work=tzdata|publisher=IANA|accessdate=2012-06-08|year=2012c}}{{cite news|title=A time zone can be a state of mind|newspaper=The Huntsville Times|date=2005-08-26|page=2A}}{{cite news|last=Grubman|first=Cathy|title=What Time Is It Anyway? It Depends on Your Location & the Season|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1994-10-27}}{{cite web|title=Exceptions, Oddities, and Notes|url=http://ontimezone.com/exceptions.php|publisher=OnTimeZone.com|accessdate=2012-06-08}} 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.Kelly Kazek. [https://www.al.com/living/2017/02/do_you_know_which_alabama_town.html "Do you know which Alabama towns are in a different time zone?."] AL.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2024.