Albany in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8658, -91.7588
- Elevation
- 284 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1312 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Albany, Iowa, United States
Look up the current time in Albany, Iowa, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Albany, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Albany
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Albany keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:36 Solar noon 13:07 Sunset 19:39 Daylight 13 h 03 min Night 10 h 57 min Civil twilight 06:07 – 20:08
Weather in Albany right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Albany and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05820
- 12201
- 12202
- 12203
- 12204
- 12205
- 12206
- 12207
- 12208
- 12209
- 12210
- 12211
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 Albany
- Albany New York, United States
- Albany Georgia, United States
- Albany Oregon, United States
- Albany Western Australia, Australia
- Albany California, 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
- Lima — 1.3 km
- Fayette — 4.4 km
- Fayette County — 7.0 km
- Brainard — 8.4 km
- Wadena — 8.7 km
- Donnan — 10.3 km
Time and daylight in Albany
12 codes make up the postal map of Albany.
The time zone assigned to Albany is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
At Albany the sun clears the horizon at 06:36 and sinks again at 19:39. The gap between them is 13 h 03 min.
Lima and Fayette lie near Albany and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Albany?
- Select America/Chicago for Albany; the offset is −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Albany?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Albany?
- Expect it at 06:36.