Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9575, -91.6307
- Elevation
- 246 m above sea level
- Population
- 649
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1305 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, Iowa, United States
This is the current time in Elgin, Iowa, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Elgin, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elgin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Elgin.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:33 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:04 AM – 6:39 PM
Weather in Elgin right now
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Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16413
- 29045
- 37732
- 45838
- 52141
- 55932
- 58533
- 60120
- 60121
- 60122
- 60123
- 60124
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 Elgin
- Elgin Illinois, United States
- Elgin Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elgin Texas, United States
- Elgin Oklahoma, United States
- Elgin South Carolina, 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
- Clermont — 5.4 km
- Illyria — 6.6 km
- Brainard — 6.8 km
- Highland — 7.6 km
- Gunder — 9.7 km
- Dover Mills — 10.6 km
Elgin: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal breakdown of Elgin runs to 12 codes.
Elgin sits under America/Chicago, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: Yes.
Sunrise reaches Elgin at 7:33 AM, and the sun sets at 6:10 PM. Light lasts 10 h 37 min.
Set your clock for Elgin and it will also be right in Clermont and Illyria.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Elgin follow?
- Local time in Elgin follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Elgin?
- Daylight saving time in Elgin: Yes.
- What time does the day start in Elgin?
- The sun rises at 7:33 AM.