Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9875, -96.0106
- Elevation
- 404 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 264
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1653 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Iowa, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Alton, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Alton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Alton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Alton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:58 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 7:29 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Alton right now
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Alton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03809
- 14413
- 24520
- 35015
- 51003
- 62002
- 65606
- 67623
- 84710
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 Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
- Alton Texas, United States
- Alton Missouri, United States
- Alton Maine, 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
- Candlelight Village Mobile Home Park — 3.8 km
- Orange City — 4.5 km
- Twilight Trailer Court — 4.8 km
- Carnes — 7.7 km
- Newkirk — 9.5 km
- Granville — 11.1 km
Alton: clock, sun and surroundings
There are 9 postal code zones in Alton.
Alton is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
First light in Alton comes at 7:58 AM today; darkness returns after 6:19 PM. The day gives 10 h 21 min of light.
The time you see for Alton is also correct for Candlelight Village Mobile Home Park and Orange City.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Chicago be used as the time zone for Alton?
- Yes, Alton uses America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Alton?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Alton is at what time?
- At 7:58 AM.