Decatur in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7419, -93.8338
- Elevation
- 347 m above sea level
- Population
- 188
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1447 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Decatur, Iowa, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Decatur, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Decatur, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Decatur
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Decatur, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:48 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:41 PM
Weather in Decatur right now
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Decatur and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30030
- 30031
- 30032
- 30033
- 30034
- 30035
- 30036
- 30037
- 35601
- 35602
- 35603
- 35609
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 Decatur
- Decatur Illinois, United States
- Decatur Alabama, United States
- Decatur Georgia, United States
- Decatur Indiana, United States
- Decatur Texas, 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
- Decatur City — 0.0 km
- Decatur County — 4.0 km
- Barrell — 5.6 km
- Terre Haute — 7.1 km
- Leon — 7.3 km
- Kingston — 8.0 km
Local time details for Decatur
Today's times for Decatur: the sun is up at 6:48 AM and down at 5:12 PM. That means 10 h 24 min of daylight.
Decatur, Decatur City and Decatur County all run on one and the same time.
Decatur is mapped by 12 postal codes.
The time zone used in Decatur is America/Chicago, set at UTC−6. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Decatur?
- America/Chicago corresponds to Decatur and has an offset of −6.
- Does the local time in Decatur include a summer time period?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Decatur?
- 5:12 PM.