Lafayette in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.1469, -91.6802
- Elevation
- 275 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1288 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lafayette, Iowa, United States
Watch the current local time in Lafayette, Iowa, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Lafayette, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lafayette
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Lafayette.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:38 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 10 h 27 min Night 13 h 33 min Civil twilight 7:09 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Lafayette right now
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Lafayette and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 07848
- 36862
- 37083
- 45854
- 47901
- 47902
- 47903
- 47904
- 47905
- 47909
- 56054
- 70501
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 Lafayette
- Lafayette Louisiana, United States
- Lafayette Indiana, United States
- Lafayette Colorado, United States
- Lafayette California, United States
- Lafayette Georgia, 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
- Midway — 4.7 km
- Alburnett — 5.1 km
- Alice — 5.8 km
- Toddville — 6.1 km
- Robins — 8.5 km
- Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park — 9.8 km
About the time in Lafayette
Today's sunrise at Lafayette falls at 7:38 AM; sunset follows at 6:05 PM. Between them lie 10 h 27 min of daylight.
Nearby places that share Lafayette's clock include Midway and Alburnett.
Locations in Lafayette are covered by 12 postal codes.
Lafayette is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Lafayette?
- The entry corresponding to Lafayette is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Lafayette change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Lafayette: Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Lafayette?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:38 AM.