Dawson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.8428, -94.2225
- Elevation
- 316 m above sea level
- Population
- 138
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1490 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dawson, Iowa, United States
This is the current time in Dawson, Iowa, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Dawson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dawson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Dawson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:02 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 7:19 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Dawson right now
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Dawson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15428
- 35963
- 39842
- 50066
- 56232
- 58428
- 62520
- 68337
- 76639
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 Dawson
- Dawson Georgia, United States
- Dawson Minnesota, United States
- Dawson Texas, United States
- Dawson Illinois, United States
- Dawson Pennsylvania, 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
- Angus — 7.0 km
- Jamaica — 7.2 km
- Perry — 9.6 km
- Bar-Jac Mobile Estates — 9.6 km
- Rippey — 10.3 km
- Herndon — 10.5 km
Local time details for Dawson
The applicable time zone for Dawson is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Today's schedule for Dawson: sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:15 PM. That gives 10 h 28 min of daylight.
For nearby Angus and Jamaica, use the time shown for Dawson.
Dawson is covered by 9 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Dawson?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Dawson, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Dawson adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Dawson today?
- Today it rises at 7:48 AM.