Evanston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.4341, -94.0577
- Elevation
- 338 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1486 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Evanston, Iowa, United States
The time in Evanston, Iowa, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Evanston, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Evanston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Evanston.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:47 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Evanston right now
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Evanston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 47531
- 60201
- 60202
- 60203
- 60204
- 60208
- 60209
- 82930
- 82931
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 Evanston
- Evanston Illinois, United States
- Evanston Alberta, Canada
- Evanston Wyoming, United States
- Evanston South Australia, Australia
- Evanston Nova Scotia, Canada
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
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- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
Local time details for Evanston
Evanston and its neighbours Brushy and Border Plains keep one clock.
Deliveries to Evanston are sorted by 9 postal codes.
Evanston keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Sunrise reaches Evanston at 7:47 AM, and the sun sets at 6:15 PM. Light lasts 10 h 28 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Evanston?
- Evanston is assigned to the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Evanston changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Evanston?
- It disappears at 6:15 PM.