Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.1753, -93.1499
- Elevation
- 289 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1393 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Iowa, United States
The reading below is the local time in Columbia, Iowa, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Columbia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 06 min Night 12 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Gosport — 3.3 km
- Belinda — 5.4 km
- Tipperary — 6.9 km
- Cloud — 7.1 km
- Purdy — 7.2 km
- Melcher-Dallas — 9.4 km
Time and daylight in Columbia
Nearby Gosport and Belinda follow the same clock as Columbia.
The number of postal codes covering Columbia is 12.
The zone name for Columbia is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The day begins at Columbia with sunrise at 7:26 AM and ends with sunset at 6:32 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 06 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Columbia listed?
- The time zone in Columbia is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Columbia?
- Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Columbia?
- The sun sets in Columbia at 6:32 PM.