Buchanan County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.4708, -91.8378
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1308 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Buchanan County, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Buchanan County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Buchanan County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:32 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:03 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Buchanan County right now
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Buchanan County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50644 Independence — 3.5 km away
- 50682 Winthrop — 9.0 km away
- 52326 Quasqueton — 10.1 km away
- 52329 Rowley — 11.2 km away
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 Buchanan County
- Buchanan County Missouri, United States
- Buchanan County Virginia, 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
- Doris — 2.2 km
- Gatesville — 3.3 km
- Independence — 4.2 km
- Pine Ridge Mobile Home Court — 6.6 km
- Winthrop — 8.5 km
- Otterville — 9.9 km
Buchanan County: clock, sun and surroundings
The offset in Buchanan County is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight in Buchanan County today runs from 7:32 AM to 6:13 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 41 min.
You will find the same time in Doris and Gatesville, both near Buchanan County.
Buchanan County is covered by 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Buchanan County based on?
- The clock in Buchanan County is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Buchanan County follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Buchanan County?
- Sunset there is at 6:13 PM.