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
This page shows the current local time in Alden, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Alden, United States
Friday, 6 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alden
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Alden keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 08 min Night 13 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:25 AM – 5:32 PM
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
Alden belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−6. Summer time adjustment: No.
Today at Alden, the sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 5:02 PM. That gives 10 h 08 min of daylight.
Time in Alden applies without change in Alden Station (historical) and Burdette nearby.
The full list of postal codes for Alden runs to 6.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Alden?
- The time zone value for Alden is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do the clocks in Alden go back at any point?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Alden?
- It is 5:02 PM.