Thompson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.3713, -93.7736
- Elevation
- 387 m above sea level
- Population
- 487
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1484 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thompson, Iowa, United States
The local time in Thompson, Iowa, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Thompson, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Thompson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Thompson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:46 AM Solar noon 1:00 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 7:17 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Thompson right now
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Thompson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06277
- 18465
- 44086
- 50478
- 58278
- 65285
- 84540
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 Thompson
- Thompson British Columbia, Canada
- Thompson Manitoba, Canada
- Thompson Connecticut, United States
- Thompson North Dakota, United States
- Thompson England, United Kingdom
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
- Winnebago County — 3.3 km
- Amund — 11.5 km
- Leland — 11.8 km
- Vinje — 13.8 km
- Buffalo Center — 14.1 km
- Forest Park Mobile Home Court — 15.6 km
Thompson: clock, sun and surroundings
Thompson spans 7 postal codes.
Thompson is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today in Thompson, daylight opens at 7:46 AM and closes at 6:14 PM. That span measures 10 h 28 min.
The time you see for Thompson is also correct for Winnebago County and Amund.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Thompson?
- The time zone designation for Thompson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Thompson have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Thompson: Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Thompson today?
- Today it rises at 7:46 AM.