Mercer in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.9433, -94.6491
- Elevation
- 385 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1517 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Mercer, Iowa, United States
You can see the current local time of Mercer, Iowa, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Mercer, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Mercer
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Mercer.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 10 h 31 min Night 13 h 29 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 6:47 PM
Weather in Mercer right now
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Mercer and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16137
- 38392
- 54547
- 58559
- 64661
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 Mercer
- Mercer Pennsylvania, United States
- Mercer Maine, United States
- Mercer Wisconsin, United States
- Mercer Missouri, United States
- Mercer North Dakota, 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
- Icarid (historical) — 6.6 km
- Queen City (historical) — 8.6 km
- Stringtown — 8.6 km
- Holt — 9.3 km
- Corning — 9.3 km
- Prescott — 9.3 km
Time and daylight in Mercer
Mercer is covered by 5 postal codes.
The zone name for Mercer is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise reaches Mercer at 7:48 AM, and the sun sets at 6:19 PM. Light lasts 10 h 31 min.
The local time of Mercer is shared by neighbouring Icarid (historical) and Stringtown.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Mercer follow?
- Local time in Mercer follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Mercer keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Mercer: Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Mercer?
- Daylight begins at 7:48 AM.