Petersburg in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.5550, -91.2132
- Elevation
- 339 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1260 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petersburg, Iowa, United States
Find out what time it is now in Petersburg, Iowa, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−6).
Petersburg, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Petersburg
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Petersburg.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:50 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:50 PM Daylight 10 h 00 min Night 14 h 00 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 5:20 PM
Weather in Petersburg right now
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Petersburg and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12138
- 16669
- 23803
- 23804
- 23805
- 26847
- 37144
- 41080
- 44454
- 47567
- 49270
- 58272
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 Petersburg
- Petersburg Virginia, United States
- Petersburg Alaska, United States
- Petersburg West Virginia, United States
- Petersburg Indiana, United States
- Petersburg Illinois, 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
- Holy Cross — 4.6 km
- Almoral Siding (historical) — 6.5 km
- Almoral — 6.6 km
- New Vienna — 8.1 km
- Colesburg — 9.4 km
- Earlville — 9.5 km
Local time details for Petersburg
Petersburg is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise time for Petersburg today is 6:50 AM; sunset time is 4:50 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 00 min.
If you are looking near Petersburg, both Holy Cross and Almoral Siding (historical) keep the same time.
Petersburg accounts for 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Can Petersburg's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Petersburg's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Petersburg?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Petersburg?
- Light arrives at 6:50 AM.