Palo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0661, -91.7955
- Elevation
- 226 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 053
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1295 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palo, Iowa, United States
This is the current time in Palo, Iowa, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Palo, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Palo
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Palo.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Palo right now
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Palo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 48870
- 52324
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 Palo
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- Palo Veneto, Italy
- Palo Aragon, Spain
- Palo Huíla, Angola
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
- Shellsburg — 6.9 km
- Covington — 7.1 km
- Toddville — 7.5 km
- Linn Junction — 8.1 km
- New Buffalo — 8.3 km
- Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park — 8.4 km
Palo: clock, sun and surroundings
The applicable time zone for Palo is America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
In Palo, today's sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 5:02 PM. Light stays for 10 h 19 min.
Palo and its neighbours Shellsburg and Covington keep one clock.
Postal numbering in Palo covers 2 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Palo?
- Select America/Chicago for Palo; the offset is −6.
- Is summer time in effect in Palo at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Palo: No.
- Please give the sunset time for Palo.
- The sun sets at 5:02 PM.