Monroe in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.5222, -93.1019
- Elevation
- 282 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 831
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1393 km away
- Same name
- 40 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Monroe, Iowa, United States
See the local time in Monroe, Iowa, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Monroe, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Monroe
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Monroe keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 11:57 AM Sunset 5:08 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:18 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Monroe right now
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Monroe and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03771
- 04951
- 06468
- 10949
- 10950
- 24574
- 28110
- 28111
- 28112
- 30655
- 30656
- 38573
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 Monroe
- Monroe Louisiana, United States
- Monroe North Carolina, United States
- Monroe Michigan, United States
- Monroe Washington, United States
- Monroe 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
- Otley — 8.9 km
- Reasnor — 9.0 km
- Cordova — 10.9 km
- Wilson (historical) — 12.8 km
- Percy (historical) — 13.2 km
- Eifield (historical) — 13.6 km
Monroe: clock, sun and surroundings
12 distinct postal codes apply to Monroe.
Monroe is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −6. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Monroe greets the sun at 6:46 AM and loses it at 5:08 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 21 min.
Nearby Otley and Reasnor need no separate clock from Monroe.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Monroe observe?
- Monroe observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −6.
- Do the clocks in Monroe go back at any point?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in Monroe?
- It disappears at 5:08 PM.