Gilbert in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1069, -93.6497
- Elevation
- 302 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 116
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1447 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gilbert, Iowa, United States
Local time in Gilbert, Iowa, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Gilbert, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gilbert
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Gilbert.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Gilbert right now
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Gilbert and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18331
- 25621
- 29054
- 50105
- 55741
- 71336
- 72636
- 85233
- 85234
- 85295
- 85296
- 85297
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 Gilbert
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- Gilbert Louisiana, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Homestead Colony — 3.7 km
- Zenorsville — 5.6 km
- Bloomington — 7.6 km
- Ontario — 8.3 km
- Ames — 8.4 km
- Story City — 10.0 km
Local time details for Gilbert
Postal codes valid in Gilbert number 12.
Gilbert falls within America/Chicago, which places it UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sky over Gilbert lightens at 7:36 AM and the sun sets at 6:24 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 48 min today.
The same hours are kept in Gilbert and in nearby Homestead Colony and Zenorsville.
Questions and answers
- How is Gilbert's time zone listed?
- Gilbert's time zone is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Gilbert?
- Daylight saving in Gilbert: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Gilbert?
- In Gilbert the sun rises at 7:36 AM.