Bloomington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0561, -93.5874
- Elevation
- 315 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1441 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bloomington, Iowa, United States
Learn the current time in Bloomington, Iowa, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Bloomington, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bloomington
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Bloomington.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Bloomington right now
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Bloomington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12411
- 21523
- 47401
- 47402
- 47403
- 47404
- 47405
- 47406
- 47407
- 47408
- 53804
- 61701
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 Bloomington
- Bloomington Minnesota, United States
- Bloomington Indiana, United States
- Bloomington Illinois, United States
- Bloomington California, United States
- Bloomington Texas, 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
- Ames — 3.6 km
- Homestead Colony — 4.0 km
- Shady Grove Mobile Home Park — 5.1 km
- Meadow Lane Mobile Home Park — 5.4 km
- Old Orchard Mobile Home Park — 6.4 km
- Gilbert — 7.6 km
Bloomington: clock, sun and surroundings
The clock reading for Bloomington covers nearby Ames and Homestead Colony as well.
Postal areas within Bloomington come to 12.
Bloomington counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
The sun is up at 7:40 AM in Bloomington and down again at 6:19 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 40 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Bloomington be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Bloomington change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Bloomington: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Bloomington?
- It appears at 7:40 AM.