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Time in Alabama
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<p>All of the <a href="/facts/U.S._state/PFwcRIYQ">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a> is in the <a href="/facts/Central_Time_Zone_(North_America)/5UBgAgqS">Central Time Zone</a> (<a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259206%3a00/h6pCEezn">UTC−06:00</a>, DST <a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259205%3a00/JcPY8rp7">UTC−05:00</a>) and observes <a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">daylight saving time</a>. </p><p>Unofficially, <a href="/facts/Phenix_City%2c_Alabama/odfarv3q">Phenix City</a> in <a href="/facts/Russell_County%2c_Alabama/zV2FjmoK">Russell County</a> and an area surrounding it, <a href="/facts/Lanett%2c_Alabama/2UCyaybE">Lanett</a> and <a href="/facts/Valley%2c_Alabama/SHx6Vvu9">Valley</a> in <a href="/facts/Chambers_County%2c_Alabama/ySVDXhXT">Chambers County</a> and some towns in <a href="/facts/Lee_County%2c_Alabama/GpDNSulw">Lee County</a> observe <a href="/facts/Eastern_Time_Zone/jP4S8j1V">Eastern Time</a> (<a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259205%3a00/JcPY8rp7">UTC−05:00</a>, DST <a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259204%3a00/Utrd4rFT">UTC−04:00</a>). In the case of Lannett and Valley, the exception was originally due to the local West Point Pepperell textile mills having headquarters in <a href="/facts/West_Point%2c_Georgia/sdCbnFWs">West Point, Georgia</a>, in the Eastern Time Zone. </p>