Sheldon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.1811, -95.8561
- Elevation
- 435 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 088
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1645 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sheldon, Iowa, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Sheldon, Iowa, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Sheldon, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sheldon
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Sheldon keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:45 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 7:16 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Sheldon right now
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Sheldon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05483
- 29941
- 51201
- 54766
- 58068
- 60966
- 64784
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.
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- Des Moines 214 133
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- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
About the time in Sheldon
The sun rises at 7:45 AM above Sheldon and sets at 6:33 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 47 min.
Look nearby and you will see Ritter and Evander on the same clock as Sheldon.
7 codes are used to address mail in Sheldon.
Time in Sheldon is measured by America/Chicago, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Sheldon?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Sheldon; its offset is −5.
- Does Sheldon keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Sheldon: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Sheldon?
- Sunrise there is at 7:45 AM.