Houghton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7836, -91.6029
- Elevation
- 218 m above sea level
- Population
- 144
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1260 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Houghton, Iowa, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Houghton, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Houghton, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Houghton
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Houghton.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Houghton right now
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Houghton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14744
- 49931
- 52631
- 57449
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 Houghton
- Houghton Michigan, United States
- Houghton New York, United States
- Houghton England, United Kingdom
- Houghton South Australia, Australia
- Houghton England, United Kingdom
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
- Russellville (historical) — 3.6 km
- Mount Hamill — 3.8 km
- La Crew — 5.8 km
- Pilot Grove — 6.0 km
- Saint Paul — 7.4 km
- Salem — 7.8 km
Local time details for Houghton
Hours in Houghton are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
The horizon brightens over Houghton at 6:41 AM, and the sun sets at 5:01 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 19 min.
Nearby Russellville (historical) and Mount Hamill need no separate clock from Houghton.
Postal designations for Houghton total 4.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Houghton in for local time?
- For local time, Houghton is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Houghton?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Houghton?
- Sunset there is at 5:01 PM.