Thornton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.9447, -93.3847
- Elevation
- 362 m above sea level
- Population
- 408
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1443 km away
- Same name
- 44 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thornton, Iowa, United States
Learn the current time in Thornton, Iowa, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Thornton, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Thornton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Thornton, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:44 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Thornton right now
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Thornton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03285
- 19373
- 26440
- 41855
- 50479
- 60476
- 71766
- 76687
- 80241
- 95686
- 99176
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 Thornton
- Thornton Colorado, United States
- Thornton New South Wales, Australia
- Thornton Illinois, United States
- Thornton Scotland, United Kingdom
- Thornton New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Swaledale — 6.7 km
- Meservey — 8.4 km
- Hurley — 14.4 km
- Sheffield — 14.9 km
- Burchinal — 15.9 km
- Rockwell — 16.3 km
Thornton: clock, sun and surroundings
Today, Thornton has first light at 7:44 AM and last light at 6:13 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 29 min.
Set your clock for Thornton and it will also be right in Swaledale and Meservey.
11 postal codes describe the layout of Thornton.
Thornton marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
Questions and answers
- Can Thornton's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Thornton's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Thornton — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Thornton: Yes.
- Sunset in Thornton is at what time?
- At 6:13 PM.