Fort Des Moines in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.5203, -93.6158
- Elevation
- 285 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1435 km away
What time is it in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, United States
The current hour and minute in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Fort Des Moines, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Des Moines
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:30 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 7:02 AM – 7:00 PM
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Fort Des Moines and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50315 Des Moines — 2.7 km away
- 50320 Des Moines — 4.2 km away
- 50321 Des Moines — 4.9 km away
- 50211 Norwalk — 5.1 km away
- 50392 Des Moines — 7.6 km away
- 50309 Des Moines — 7.6 km away
- 50319 Des Moines — 8.0 km away
- 50312 Des Moines — 8.6 km away
- 50307 Des Moines — 8.9 km away
- 50982 Des Moines — 8.9 km away
- 50983 Des Moines — 8.9 km away
- 50314 Des Moines — 9.3 km away
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
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Nearby places
- South Ridge Estates — 1.3 km
- Regency Manor Mobile Home Park — 2.2 km
- Highview Mobile Home Park — 3.2 km
- P and H Mobile Home Court — 3.3 km
- The Meadows — 3.3 km
- Lakewood — 5.3 km
Fort Des Moines: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby places like South Ridge Estates and Regency Manor Mobile Home Park are on Fort Des Moines time.
Addresses in Fort Des Moines fall under 12 postal codes.
The zone applied in Fort Des Moines is America/Chicago with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Fort Des Moines sees the sun rise at 7:30 AM and set at 6:32 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 03 min.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Chicago be used as the time zone for Fort Des Moines?
- Yes, Fort Des Moines uses America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Do clocks change in Fort Des Moines during the year?
- Daylight saving in Fort Des Moines: Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Fort Des Moines?
- The sun sets in Fort Des Moines at 6:32 PM.