Clayton Center in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8833, -91.3268
- Elevation
- 299 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1279 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Clayton Center, Iowa, United States
Check the current local time in Clayton Center, Iowa, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Clayton Center, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Clayton Center
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Clayton Center.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in Clayton Center right now
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Clayton Center and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52072 Saint Olaf — 6.0 km away
- 52047 Farmersburg — 7.7 km away
- 52043 Elkader — 8.1 km away
- 52049 Garnavillo — 9.1 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 Clayton Center
- Clayton Center New York, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Clayton County — 4.5 km
- Saint Olaf — 7.0 km
- Elkader — 7.2 km
- Garnavillo — 7.6 km
- Motor — 8.7 km
- Farmersburg — 9.3 km
About the time in Clayton Center
Sunrise comes to Clayton Center at 6:42 AM and sunset at 4:58 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 16 min of light.
Clayton Center and its neighbours Clayton County and Saint Olaf keep one clock.
Clayton Center contains 4 postal codes.
Time in Clayton Center follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock shift: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Clayton Center follow?
- Local time in Clayton Center follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Clayton Center keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Clayton Center: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Clayton Center?
- The hour is 6:42 AM.