Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.8517, -92.1860
- Elevation
- 236 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1323 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, Iowa, United States
You can see the current local time of Dayton, Iowa, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dayton, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dayton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Dayton, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:41 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton New Jersey, 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
- Koszta — 3.2 km
- Luzerne — 5.2 km
- Dover — 8.9 km
- Belle Plaine — 9.1 km
- Blairstown — 10.6 km
- Ladora — 10.8 km
Dayton: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun comes up over Dayton at 7:41 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:06 PM. That is 10 h 25 min between the two.
Nearby places that share Dayton's clock include Koszta and Luzerne.
Addressing within Dayton draws on 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Dayton take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Dayton?
- The time zone used in Dayton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dayton adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When does light arrive in Dayton?
- Light arrives at 7:41 AM.