Elkhart in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.7916, -93.5222
- Elevation
- 298 m above sea level
- Population
- 742
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1431 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elkhart, Iowa, United States
Below is the local time in Elkhart, Iowa, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Elkhart, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elkhart
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Elkhart, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:08 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:21 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Elkhart right now
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Elkhart and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 46514
- 46515
- 46516
- 46517
- 50073
- 62634
- 67950
- 75839
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 Elkhart
- Elkhart Indiana, United States
- Elkhart Kansas, United States
- Elkhart Texas, United States
- Elkhart Illinois, 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
- Enterprise — 6.7 km
- Alleman — 8.1 km
- Quilhart (historical) — 8.2 km
- Loring — 8.7 km
- Ankeny — 9.8 km
- Bondurant — 11.3 km
Local time details for Elkhart
The sun comes up over Elkhart at 6:50 AM today and drops below the horizon at 5:08 PM. That is 10 h 18 min between the two.
In Enterprise and Alleman the clock agrees with Elkhart.
8 postal codes are attached to Elkhart.
Elkhart holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−6. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What is Elkhart's time zone?
- Elkhart's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Elkhart?
- Daylight saving in Elkhart: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Elkhart?
- It sets at 5:08 PM.