Dow City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9289, -95.4939
- Elevation
- 348 m above sea level
- Population
- 499
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1595 km away
What time is it in Dow City, Iowa, United States
On this page the local time of Dow City, Iowa, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dow City, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dow City
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Dow City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:41 PM Daylight 11 h 04 min Night 12 h 56 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 7:09 PM
Weather in Dow City right now
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Dow City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51528
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.
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Time and daylight in Dow City
Postal codes valid in Dow City number 1.
Clocks in Dow City follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today the day starts in Dow City at 7:36 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:41 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 04 min.
You will find the same time in Bell and Arion, both near Dow City.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Dow City identified?
- The time zone for Dow City is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Dow City — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Dow City: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Dow City?
- Sunrise there is at 7:36 AM.