Akron in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8289, -96.5595
- Elevation
- 348 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 450
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1695 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Akron, Iowa, United States
Below is the local time in Akron, Iowa, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Akron, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Akron
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Akron.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:29 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:25 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Akron right now
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Akron and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14001
- 17501
- 35441
- 44301
- 44302
- 44303
- 44304
- 44305
- 44306
- 44307
- 44308
- 44309
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Akron
- Akron Ohio, United States
- Akron Pennsylvania, United States
- Akron New York, United States
- Akron Colorado, United States
- Akron Indiana, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Union County — 7.9 km
- Unorganized Territory Of Richland — 8.8 km
- Westfield — 9.0 km
- Chatsworth — 10.3 km
- Richland — 10.8 km
- Ruble — 12.4 km
About the time in Akron
Nearby Union County and Unorganized Territory Of Richland follow the same clock as Akron.
Postal codes in Akron number 12.
Time in Akron follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
The sun comes up over Akron at 7:54 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:29 PM. That is 10 h 35 min between the two.
Questions and answers
- Do you know which time zone Akron uses?
- Akron uses the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Akron switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Akron: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Akron?
- Today the sun sets at 6:29 PM.