Alpha in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9966, -92.0477
- Elevation
- 317 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1338 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alpha, Iowa, United States
The local time in Alpha, Iowa, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−6) — is shown on this page.
Alpha, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alpha
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alpha.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Alpha right now
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Alpha and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42603
- 45301
- 49902
- 56111
- 61413
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 Alpha
- Alpha New Jersey, United States
- Alpha Illinois, United States
- Alpha Queensland, Australia
- Alpha Michigan, United States
- Alpha Minnesota, 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
- Richfield — 5.3 km
- Waucoma — 6.7 km
- Hawkeye — 10.2 km
- Navan — 11.3 km
- Lawler — 11.7 km
- Saint Lucas — 12.1 km
Local time details for Alpha
Alpha greets the sun at 6:46 AM and loses it at 4:59 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 13 min.
Both Richfield and Waucoma are near Alpha and keep its time.
Mail addressed to Alpha uses 5 postal codes.
For Alpha the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Alpha?
- The designation used for Alpha is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local time in Alpha include a summer time period?
- No.
- What time does the sun set in Alpha?
- The sun sets in Alpha at 4:59 PM.