Alta Vista in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.1986, -92.4171
- Elevation
- 351 m above sea level
- Population
- 261
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1373 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alta Vista, Iowa, United States
This page carries the current local time for Alta Vista, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Alta Vista, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alta Vista
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Alta Vista keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:38 Solar noon 13:10 Sunset 19:42 Daylight 13 h 03 min Night 10 h 57 min Civil twilight 06:09 – 20:11
Weather in Alta Vista right now
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Alta Vista and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50603
- 66834
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 Alta Vista
- Alta Vista Ontario, Canada
- Alta Vista Chihuahua, Mexico
- Alta Vista Kansas, United States
- Alta Vista Southern District, Belize
- Alta Vista Chiapas, Mexico
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
- Elma — 5.6 km
- Deerfield — 7.5 km
- North Washington — 9.0 km
- Devon — 10.0 km
- Lourdes — 11.9 km
- Jerico — 13.0 km
Time and daylight in Alta Vista
Mail addressed to Alta Vista uses 2 postal codes.
Standard time in Alta Vista comes from America/Chicago and equals UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
First light in Alta Vista comes at 06:38 today; darkness returns after 19:42. The day gives 13 h 03 min of light.
Close by, Elma and Deerfield keep time with Alta Vista.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Alta Vista?
- Time in Alta Vista follows the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Alta Vista switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Alta Vista: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Alta Vista?
- 06:38 marks sunrise.