Rochester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6739, -91.1585
- Elevation
- 203 m above sea level
- Population
- 133
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1236 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rochester, Iowa, United States
This page displays how late it is in Rochester, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Rochester, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rochester
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Rochester.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 5:01 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:30 PM
Weather in Rochester right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Rochester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02770
- 03839
- 03866
- 03867
- 03868
- 05767
- 14602
- 14603
- 14604
- 14605
- 14606
- 14607
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 Rochester
- Rochester New York, United States
- Rochester Minnesota, United States
- Rochester New Hampshire, United States
- Rochester England, United Kingdom
- Rochester Michigan, 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
- Lime City — 7.3 km
- Springdale — 8.4 km
- Cedar Valley — 9.4 km
- Tipton — 11.0 km
- Cedar County — 11.2 km
- Atalissa — 11.4 km
Rochester: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal code count for Rochester is 12.
The local zone in Rochester is America/Chicago, standing at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
Today, Rochester has first light at 6:38 AM and last light at 5:01 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 23 min.
Lime City and Springdale sit close to Rochester and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Rochester based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Rochester is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Rochester include a clock change?
- No.
- When does daylight begin in Rochester?
- Daylight begins at 6:38 AM.