Elkader in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8539, -91.4054
- Elevation
- 223 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 213
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1284 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elkader, Iowa, United States
Current local time for Elkader, Iowa, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Elkader, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elkader
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elkader keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:38 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Elkader right now
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Elkader and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52043
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 Elkader
- Elkader Kansas, 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
- Clayton County — 5.3 km
- Motor — 6.8 km
- Clayton Center — 7.2 km
- Osborne — 7.6 km
- Communia — 7.9 km
- Saint Olaf — 8.5 km
Local time details for Elkader
Close by, Clayton County and Motor keep time with Elkader.
1 postal code describe the layout of Elkader.
Elkader operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Elkader sees first light at 7:38 AM today and the sun sets at 6:02 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 24 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Elkader identified?
- The time zone for Elkader is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Elkader move for summer time?
- Yes.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Elkader.
- The sunset hour is 6:02 PM.