Ralston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0416, -94.6330
- Elevation
- 344 m above sea level
- Population
- 75
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1526 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ralston, Iowa, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Ralston, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Ralston, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ralston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ralston, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:04 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:54 PM
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Ralston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 17763
- 51459
- 74650
- 82440
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 Ralston
- Ralston Nebraska, United States
- Ralston Oklahoma, United States
- Ralston Wyoming, United States
- Ralston Alberta, Canada
- Ralston Scotland, United Kingdom
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
- Scranton — 7.6 km
- Glidden — 8.1 km
- Benan (historical) — 9.1 km
- Carrollton — 14.0 km
- Lidderdale — 15.4 km
- Farlin — 15.7 km
Time and daylight in Ralston
Ralston takes in 4 postal codes.
Time in Ralston is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
In Ralston, first light arrives at 7:42 AM and the sun goes down at 6:25 PM. The day holds 10 h 43 min of light.
Scranton and Glidden are neighbours of Ralston on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Ralston listed?
- The time zone in Ralston is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Ralston?
- Daylight saving in Ralston: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Ralston?
- Sunset there is at 6:25 PM.