Columbus Junction in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.2800, -91.3607
- Elevation
- 184 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 860
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1246 km away
What time is it in Columbus Junction, Iowa, United States
Find out what time it is now in Columbus Junction, Iowa, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−5).
Columbus Junction, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbus Junction
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Columbus Junction, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 6:36 PM
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Columbus Junction and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52738
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
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Nearby places
- Hillsboro (historical) — 0.9 km
- Lafayette (historical) — 0.9 km
- Fredonia — 1.9 km
- Columbus City — 2.6 km
- Port Allen (historical) — 6.5 km
- Bard — 7.5 km
About the time in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction contains 1 postal code.
The clock standard in Columbus Junction is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
First light in Columbus Junction comes at 7:33 AM today; darkness returns after 6:08 PM. The day gives 10 h 35 min of light.
Set your clock for Columbus Junction and it will also be right in Hillsboro (historical) and Lafayette (historical).
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Columbus Junction?
- The correct time zone for Columbus Junction is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Columbus Junction?
- Daylight saving in Columbus Junction: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Columbus Junction?
- Expect it at 6:08 PM.