Bucknell in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.0661, -93.0444
- Elevation
- 281 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1383 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bucknell, Iowa, United States
Local time right now in Bucknell, Iowa, United States appears above, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Bucknell, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Bucknell
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Bucknell, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Bucknell right now
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Bucknell and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52569 Melrose — 11.4 km away
- 50150 Lovilia — 11.8 km away
- 50057 Columbia — 16.2 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 Bucknell
- Bucknell England, United Kingdom
- Bucknell England, United Kingdom
- Bucknell Pennsylvania, 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
About the time in Bucknell
The clock in Bucknell is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Bucknell has sunrise at 7:39 AM today and sunset at 6:15 PM. Light holds for 10 h 35 min.
In Consol and Weller the clock agrees with Bucknell.
Coverage of Bucknell by postal code amounts to 3 entries.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Bucknell?
- Local time in Bucknell is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Bucknell?
- Daylight saving time in Bucknell: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Bucknell?
- The sun goes down at 6:15 PM.