Marathon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8616, -94.9825
- Elevation
- 424 m above sea level
- Population
- 239
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1568 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Marathon, Iowa, United States
Check the current local time in Marathon, Iowa, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Marathon, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Marathon
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Marathon.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 1:05 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Marathon right now
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Marathon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13803
- 33050
- 50565
- 54448
- 79842
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 Marathon
- Marathon Florida, United States
- Marathon Wisconsin, United States
- Marathon New York, United States
- Marathon Texas, United States
- Marathon Ontario, Canada
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
- Leverett — 5.1 km
- Albert City — 9.3 km
- Webb — 10.0 km
- Laurens — 10.8 km
- Maclay (historical) — 14.0 km
- Sioux Rapids — 14.2 km
Marathon: clock, sun and surroundings
5 postal codes describe the layout of Marathon.
The zone name for Marathon is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
At Marathon the sun clears the horizon at 7:49 AM and sinks again at 6:21 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 32 min.
Leverett and Albert City are near Marathon and do not differ from it in time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Marathon?
- The value associated with Marathon is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Marathon change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Marathon: Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Marathon.
- The sun rises at 7:49 AM.