Iowa City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6611, -91.5302
- Population
- 74 220
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1266 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Iowa City, Iowa, United States
You can see the current local time of Iowa City, Iowa, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Iowa City, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Iowa City
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Iowa City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:51 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Iowa City right now
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Iowa City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52240
- 52242
- 52243
- 52244
- 52245
- 52246
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
- Waterloo 68 460
- Ames 65 060
Other places named Iowa City
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- University Heights — 2.3 km
- Hilltop Mobile Home Park — 2.4 km
- Forest View Trailer Court — 2.9 km
- Baculis Mobile Home Park — 3.3 km
- Coral Trailer Park — 4.0 km
- Coralville — 4.5 km
Local time details for Iowa City
Addressing within Iowa City draws on 6 postal codes.
Clocks in Iowa City are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise reaches Iowa City at 6:42 AM, and the sun sets at 5:00 PM. Light lasts 10 h 18 min.
The same local time applies in Iowa City, University Heights and Hilltop Mobile Home Park.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Iowa City?
- The time zone local to Iowa City is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Iowa City include a clock change?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Iowa City?
- 5:00 PM.