Fort Dodge in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.4975, -94.1680
- Population
- 24 649
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1496 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Fort Dodge, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fort Dodge
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Fort Dodge keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:56 AM Solar noon 12:01 PM Sunset 5:07 PM Daylight 10 h 10 min Night 13 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:36 PM
Weather in Fort Dodge right now
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Fort Dodge and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50501
- 67843
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 Fort Dodge
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- West Fort Dodge (historical) — 4.0 km
- Shady Oak — 4.1 km
- Cypsum City (historical) — 4.2 km
- Coalville — 6.8 km
- Webster County — 7.8 km
- Roberts — 7.9 km
Fort Dodge: clock, sun and surroundings
Fort Dodge carries the America/Chicago zone, offset UTC−6. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
Look for sunrise at 6:56 AM and sunset at 5:07 PM in Fort Dodge today. The day carries 10 h 10 min of light.
Nothing changes on the clock between Fort Dodge and neighbouring West Fort Dodge (historical) or Shady Oak.
Deliveries to Fort Dodge are sorted by 2 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Fort Dodge?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Fort Dodge; its offset is −6.
- Does Fort Dodge shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Fort Dodge: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Fort Dodge?
- Today the sun rises at 6:56 AM.