Alexander in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8058, -93.4766
- Elevation
- 387 m above sea level
- Population
- 170
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1447 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alexander, Iowa, United States
Local time right now in Alexander, Iowa, United States appears above, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Alexander, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alexander
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alexander.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:04 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 9 h 50 min Night 14 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Alexander right now
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Alexander and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14005
- 28701
- 50420
- 58831
- 62601
- 67513
- 72002
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 Alexander
- Alexander Arkansas, United States
- Alexander Maine, United States
- Alexander New York, United States
- Alexander North Dakota, United States
- Alexander Kansas, 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
- Rowan — 9.5 km
- Latimer — 10.0 km
- Coulter — 11.6 km
- Meservey — 11.9 km
- Belmond — 12.1 km
- Sollberg — 15.1 km
About the time in Alexander
Alexander carries 7 postal codes.
Alexander falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sun rises at 7:04 AM above Alexander and sets at 4:54 PM today. Daylight lasts about 9 h 50 min.
For nearby Rowan and Latimer, use the time shown for Alexander.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Alexander?
- The designation used for Alexander is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Alexander include a clock change?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Alexander?
- Light arrives at 7:04 AM.