Cranston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3792, -91.2613
- Elevation
- 202 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1239 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Cranston, Iowa, United States
Get the current local time in Cranston, Iowa, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Cranston, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Cranston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Cranston, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:32 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:03 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Cranston right now
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Cranston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02910
- 02920
- 02921
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 Cranston
- Cranston Rhode Island, United States
- Cranston Alberta, Canada
- Cranston Ontario, Canada
- Cranston Kentucky, 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
- Letts — 6.0 km
- Ardon — 6.3 km
- Conesville — 7.4 km
- Port Allen (historical) — 8.9 km
- Fruitland — 11.3 km
- Nichols — 12.0 km
Cranston: clock, sun and surroundings
Addressing within Cranston draws on 3 postal codes.
The zone covering Cranston is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
First light in Cranston comes at 7:32 AM today; darkness returns after 6:08 PM. The day gives 10 h 37 min of light.
Nearby places like Letts and Ardon are on Cranston time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Cranston?
- The time zone local to Cranston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Cranston keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Cranston: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Cranston?
- The sun is rising at 7:32 AM.