Alden in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.5203, -93.3760
- Elevation
- 339 m above sea level
- Population
- 764
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1432 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alden, Iowa, United States
On this page the local time of Alden, Iowa, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Alden, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alden
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Alden keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:43 Solar noon 13:14 Sunset 19:45 Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 06:14 – 20:14
Weather in Alden right now
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Alden and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14004
- 49612
- 50006
- 56009
- 60001
- 67512
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 Alden
- Alden New York, United States
- Alden Minnesota, United States
- Alden Kansas, United States
- Alden Michigan, United States
- Alden Alabama, 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
- Alden Station (historical) — 1.8 km
- Burdette — 5.9 km
- Racine — 6.7 km
- Wilke — 8.1 km
- Oakland — 8.7 km
- Popejoy — 9.2 km
Time and daylight in Alden
Whatever the hour in Alden, it is the same in Alden Station (historical) and Burdette.
The postal system lists 6 codes for Alden.
Alden belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Today in Alden the sun appears at 06:43 and sets again at 19:45. Daylight holds for 13 h 02 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Alden?
- The time zone value for Alden is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Alden go back at any point?
- Yes.
- What time is sunset in Alden?
- It is 19:45.