Altoona in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6442, -93.4647
- Population
- 16 984
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1425 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altoona, Iowa, United States
This page shows the time of day in Altoona, Iowa, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Altoona, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altoona
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Altoona, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 07 min Night 13 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Altoona right now
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Altoona and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16601
- 16602
- 16603
- 32702
- 35952
- 50009
- 54720
- 66710
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 Altoona
- Altoona Pennsylvania, United States
- Altoona Wisconsin, United States
- Altoona Alabama, United States
- Altoona Kansas, United States
- Altoona Florida, 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
- Capitol Heights — 4.8 km
- Country Living Mobile Home Park — 5.7 km
- Rising Sun — 5.8 km
- Ivy — 6.3 km
- Bondurant — 6.3 km
- Bowsher — 6.4 km
Altoona: clock, sun and surroundings
Altoona has 8 postal codes in total.
The clock standard in Altoona is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−6. Daylight saving time in use: No.
In Altoona the sun appears at 6:55 AM and disappears at 5:02 PM today. Daylight stretches 10 h 07 min.
Capitol Heights and Country Living Mobile Home Park are near Altoona and do not differ from it in time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Altoona?
- Altoona is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Does the time in Altoona vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Altoona: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Altoona?
- Sunset there is at 5:02 PM.