Chariton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.0139, -93.3066
- Elevation
- 313 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 214
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1405 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chariton, Iowa, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Chariton, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Chariton, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Chariton
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Chariton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:11 PM Daylight 10 h 26 min Night 13 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:39 PM
Weather in Chariton right now
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Chariton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50049
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 Chariton
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
- Lucas County — 2.5 km
- Indianola Junction — 5.1 km
- Whitebreast — 5.5 km
- Williamson — 9.3 km
- Russell — 9.7 km
- Troy (historical) — 10.3 km
Local time details for Chariton
Sunrise happens at 6:45 AM in Chariton today and sunset at 5:11 PM. That marks 10 h 26 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Chariton and nearby Lucas County or Indianola Junction.
1 postal code describe the layout of Chariton.
For Chariton the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Chariton listed?
- The time zone in Chariton is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Chariton — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Chariton: No.
- When does light leave Chariton?
- Light leaves at 5:11 PM.