Ontario in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0358, -93.6816
- Elevation
- 308 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1448 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ontario, Iowa, United States
The current local time in Ontario, Iowa, United States — time zone America/Chicago (−5) — is shown right here.
Ontario, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ontario
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ontario.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 30 min Night 13 h 30 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Ontario right now
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Ontario and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14519
- 44862
- 54651
- 91758
- 91761
- 91762
- 91764
- 97914
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 Ontario
- Ontario California, United States
- Ontario Oregon, United States
- Ontario Ohio, United States
- Ontario New York, United States
- Ontario Wisconsin, 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
- Crestview Mobile Home Park — 1.8 km
- Ames — 5.1 km
- Old Orchard Mobile Home Park — 5.6 km
- Homestead Colony — 6.6 km
- Meadow Lane Mobile Home Park — 6.7 km
- Napier — 6.9 km
Local time details for Ontario
The time given for Ontario holds for nearby Crestview Mobile Home Park and Ames too.
8 postal codes are listed for Ontario.
Ontario works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sun-up in Ontario is 7:45 AM today and sun-down is 6:14 PM. That gap holds 10 h 30 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Ontario?
- The time zone name for Ontario is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Will the time in Ontario move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Ontario: Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Ontario?
- 6:14 PM.