Scranton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0225, -94.5452
- Elevation
- 359 m above sea level
- Population
- 530
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1519 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Scranton, Iowa, United States
This page reports the local time in Scranton, Iowa, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Scranton, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Scranton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Scranton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in Scranton right now
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Scranton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18501
- 18502
- 18503
- 18504
- 18505
- 18508
- 18509
- 18510
- 18512
- 18515
- 18519
- 18540
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 Scranton
- Scranton Pennsylvania, United States
- Scranton South Carolina, United States
- Scranton Kansas, United States
- Scranton North Dakota, United States
- Scranton Arkansas, 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
- Ralston — 7.6 km
- Farlin — 10.0 km
- Greene County — 12.4 km
- Jefferson — 13.9 km
- Benan (historical) — 14.0 km
- Green Brier — 15.3 km
Time and daylight in Scranton
Nearby places that share Scranton's clock include Ralston and Farlin.
Locations in Scranton are covered by 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Scranton take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:42 AM in Scranton and goes down at 6:25 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 43 min.
Questions and answers
- Does Scranton use the America/Chicago time zone?
- Yes, Scranton uses America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Scranton?
- Daylight saving in Scranton: Yes.
- When does the sun appear in Scranton?
- It appears at 7:42 AM.