Lincoln in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.4278, -92.6616
- Elevation
- 293 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1373 km away
- Same name
- 60 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lincoln, Iowa, United States
Current local time for Lincoln, Iowa, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Lincoln, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lincoln
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Lincoln, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:29 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:57 PM
Weather in Lincoln right now
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Lincoln and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01773
- 02865
- 03251
- 04457
- 19960
- 20160
- 35096
- 48742
- 50652
- 59639
- 62656
- 65338
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 Lincoln
- Lincoln Nebraska, United States
- Lincoln England, United Kingdom
- Lincoln California, United States
- Lincoln Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Lincoln Rhode Island, 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
- Dike — 4.9 km
- Dairyville — 6.4 km
- Swanton — 8.4 km
- Morrison — 9.3 km
- Fredsville — 9.5 km
- Zaneta — 9.8 km
Local time details for Lincoln
Deliveries to Lincoln are sorted by 12 postal codes.
The zone in force in Lincoln is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Lincoln at 7:26 AM, and the sun sets at 6:29 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 03 min.
For Dike and Dairyville near Lincoln, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Lincoln?
- The time zone used in Lincoln is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Lincoln switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Lincoln: Yes.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for Lincoln.
- They are 7:26 AM and 6:29 PM.