Peterson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9180, -95.3439
- Elevation
- 381 m above sea level
- Population
- 318
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1599 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Peterson, Iowa, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Peterson, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Peterson, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Peterson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Peterson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 7:25 AM – 6:47 PM
Weather in Peterson right now
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Peterson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35478
- 51047
- 55962
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 Peterson
- Peterson Minnesota, United States
- Peterson Saskatchewan, Canada
- Peterson Chihuahua, Mexico
- Peterson Alabama, United States
- Peterson West Virginia, 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
- Linn Grove — 8.4 km
- Waterman — 9.2 km
- Elkton — 13.5 km
- Sutherland — 14.0 km
- Sioux Rapids — 15.9 km
- Rossie — 16.5 km
Time and daylight in Peterson
Peterson takes in 3 postal codes.
Local clocks in Peterson answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises here at 7:54 AM and sets at 6:18 PM in Peterson today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 24 min.
There is no time difference between Peterson and nearby Linn Grove or Waterman.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Peterson?
- Peterson observes the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are the clocks in Peterson adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Peterson: Yes.
- Which time marks sunset in Peterson?
- 6:18 PM marks sunset.