Sheffield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8933, -93.2152
- Elevation
- 328 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 140
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1428 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sheffield, Iowa, United States
This page carries the current local time for Sheffield, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Sheffield, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sheffield
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Sheffield keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Sheffield right now
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Sheffield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01257
- 05866
- 16347
- 35660
- 50475
- 61361
- 79781
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 Sheffield
- Sheffield England, United Kingdom
- Sheffield Alabama, United States
- Sheffield Ohio, United States
- Sheffield Massachusetts, United States
- Sheffield Tasmania, Australia
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
- Chapin — 6.7 km
- Rockwell — 10.4 km
- Swaledale — 12.6 km
- Hurley — 12.9 km
- Dougherty — 14.5 km
- Thornton — 14.9 km
Time and daylight in Sheffield
Postal service in Sheffield uses 7 codes.
Sheffield operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
In Sheffield, first light arrives at 7:43 AM and the sun goes down at 6:12 PM. The day holds 10 h 29 min of light.
Nothing changes on the clock between Sheffield and neighbouring Chapin or Rockwell.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Sheffield identified?
- The time zone for Sheffield is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Sheffield changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Sheffield?
- Daylight begins at 7:43 AM.