Gifford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2883, -93.0905
- Elevation
- 288 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1405 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gifford, Iowa, United States
See the local time in Gifford, Iowa, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Gifford, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gifford
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Gifford keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:08 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Gifford right now
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Gifford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16732
- 29923
- 50259
- 61847
- 99131
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 Gifford
- Gifford Florida, United States
- Gifford Illinois, United States
- Gifford Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gifford South Carolina, United States
- Gifford 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
- Xenia — 2.7 km
- Secor (historical) — 3.0 km
- Union — 5.2 km
- New Providence — 6.7 km
- Lawn Hill — 6.8 km
- Whitten — 7.6 km
About the time in Gifford
Postal numbering in Gifford covers 5 codes.
Gifford holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−6. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
The sun climbs above Gifford at 6:47 AM and dips below at 5:08 PM. Between them sit 10 h 21 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby Xenia and Secor (historical) follows Gifford.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Gifford?
- The time zone setting that matches Gifford is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Gifford?
- Daylight saving in Gifford: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Gifford?
- Sunrise there is at 6:47 AM.