Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0503, -90.4140
- Elevation
- 197 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 012
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1183 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, Iowa, United States
On this page you will find the exact local time in Preston, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Preston, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Preston
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Preston, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 4:55 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:24 PM
Weather in Preston right now
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Preston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06365
- 21655
- 31824
- 39354
- 40366
- 52069
- 55965
- 65732
- 74456
- 83263
- 98050
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 Preston
- Preston England, United Kingdom
- Preston Victoria, Australia
- Preston Idaho, United States
- Preston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Preston Texas, 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
- Spragueville — 3.0 km
- Van Buren — 5.6 km
- Rockaway (historical) — 5.9 km
- Browns — 7.4 km
- Miles — 8.1 km
- Goose Lake — 9.6 km
Preston: clock, sun and surroundings
Sunrise today is 6:38 AM in Preston, with sunset at 4:55 PM. That works out to 10 h 17 min of light.
You will find the same time in Spragueville and Van Buren, both near Preston.
11 postal codes have been allocated to Preston.
Preston marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−6. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Preston?
- The time zone name for Preston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the clock in Preston move for summer time?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Preston?
- Sunset there is at 4:55 PM.