Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8336, -95.3083
- Elevation
- 302 m above sea level
- Population
- 770
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1571 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Iowa, United States
On this page the local time of Essex, Iowa, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Essex, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Essex
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Essex keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 10 h 26 min Night 13 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:24 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Illinois, United States
- Essex Missouri, 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
About the time in Essex
Sunrise today is 6:53 AM in Essex, with sunset at 5:19 PM. That works out to 10 h 26 min of light.
Whatever the hour in Essex, it is the same in Summit and Shenandoah.
Sorting mail for Essex involves 10 postal codes.
Essex falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Essex?
- Essex is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Essex?
- Daylight saving in Essex: No.
- When does morning light reach Essex?
- At 6:53 AM.