US State of Alabama
Alabama is a state in the south-eastern United States, bordered by Tennessee (N), Georgia (E), Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (S), and Mississippi (W).
Alabama Time Zone
Alabama is in the Central Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). US Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6)
Current time now in Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time)
A few cities unofficially observe Eastern Time (EST/EDT), the largest being Phenix City. Read here more about the exceptions in this article (external website).
The US Postal abbreviation for Alabama is AL.
Alabama Facts
Alabama is the 22nd State of the Union, entering on 14th December 1819. The capital city is Montgomery and the largest city in Alabama is Birmingham.
Latitude and longitude of Alabama
Latitude: 30°13' N to 35° North of the Equator
Longitude: 84°51' W to 88°28' West of Greenwich Meridian
Size of Alabama
135,765 km² (52,419 square miles)
Width 306 km (191 miles)
Length 531 km (332 miles)
Population of Alabama
Elevation
Highest 734 m (2422 feet)
Mean 152 m (500 feet)
Lowest 0 m (0 feet)
Abbreviations for Alabama
USPS: AL
ISO 3166-2 US-AL
Alabama websites
State of Alabama official website: www.alabama.gov
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