Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8528, -91.6202
- Elevation
- 218 m above sea level
- Population
- 376
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1262 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Iowa, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Salem, Iowa, United States now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:34 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- Denova — 6.3 km
- Houghton — 7.8 km
- Russellville (historical) — 8.1 km
- Hillsboro — 8.2 km
- Oakland Mills — 9.3 km
- Green Valley Mobile Home Court — 11.1 km
Salem: clock, sun and surroundings
Close by, Denova and Houghton keep time with Salem.
12 codes are used to address mail in Salem.
Clocks across Salem run on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Morning light reaches Salem at 7:34 AM, and the sun sets at 6:08 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 34 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Salem?
- The time zone name for Salem is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Salem adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Salem?
- Expect it at 6:08 PM.