Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1542, -91.3527
- Elevation
- 268 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1261 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Iowa, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Jackson, Iowa, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Jackson, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Jackson, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
Jackson: clock, sun and surroundings
For nearby Cass and Stone City, use the time shown for Jackson.
Addressing within Jackson draws on 12 postal codes.
Jackson keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Jackson at 7:34 AM and sets at 6:06 PM today. That is 10 h 32 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Chicago be used as the time zone for Jackson?
- Yes, Jackson uses America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Jackson?
- Daylight saving time in Jackson: Yes.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Jackson — what times?
- 7:34 AM and 6:06 PM.