Central City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2039, -91.5241
- Elevation
- 254 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 269
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1276 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central City, Iowa, United States
The clock for Central City, Iowa, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Central City, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central City
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Central City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Central City right now
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Central City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15926
- 42330
- 52214
- 68826
- 80427
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 Central City
- Central City Arizona, United States
- Central City Kentucky, United States
- Central City Nebraska, United States
- Central City Illinois, United States
- Central City Illinois, 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
- Rogers — 4.6 km
- Jordans Grove — 5.7 km
- Paris — 5.9 km
- Paris (historical) — 6.4 km
- Waubeek — 6.4 km
- Coggon — 8.6 km
Time and daylight in Central City
The postal code count for Central City is 5.
The time zone in effect for Central City is America/Chicago, at UTC−6. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:41 AM and sunset at 5:00 PM in Central City today. The day carries 10 h 19 min of light.
For Rogers and Jordans Grove near Central City, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Central City use?
- Central City uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Central City?
- No.
- What time does the sun rise in Central City?
- The sun rises in Central City at 6:41 AM.