Bedford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.6669, -94.7214
- Elevation
- 344 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 415
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1521 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bedford, Iowa, United States
Get the current local time in Bedford, Iowa, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Bedford, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bedford
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Bedford.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 5:17 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 6:22 AM – 5:45 PM
Weather in Bedford right now
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Bedford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01730
- 03110
- 10506
- 15522
- 24523
- 40006
- 44146
- 47421
- 49020
- 50833
- 76021
- 76022
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 Bedford
- Bedford England, United Kingdom
- Bedford Texas, United States
- Bedford Nova Scotia, Canada
- Bedford New Hampshire, United States
- Bedford Indiana, 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
- Taylor County — 8.1 km
- Ladoga — 10.4 km
- Gravity — 10.6 km
- Conway — 12.5 km
- Platteville — 14.2 km
- Siam — 14.5 km
Local time details for Bedford
Sunlight reaches Bedford at 6:50 AM and fades after 5:17 PM today. The span is 10 h 27 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Bedford, Taylor County and Ladoga.
12 postal codes divide Bedford.
Bedford falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Bedford listed?
- The time zone in Bedford is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time used in Bedford?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Bedford?
- It sets at 5:17 PM.