Van Meter in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.5319, -93.9541
- Elevation
- 266 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 142
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1464 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Van Meter, Iowa, United States
The time in Van Meter, Iowa, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Van Meter, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Van Meter
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Van Meter.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:50 PM
Weather in Van Meter right now
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Van Meter and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50261
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 Van Meter
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Prairie Village Mobile Home Park — 3.2 km
- De Soto — 4.6 km
- Booneville — 5.9 km
- Clucas — 9.0 km
- Ortonville — 9.3 km
- River Vista Trailer Park — 9.8 km
Local time details for Van Meter
Postal codes assigned across Van Meter total 1.
Van Meter counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
Sunrise in Van Meter is at 7:40 AM today, and sunset comes at 6:22 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 41 min.
The local time of Van Meter is shared by neighbouring Prairie Village Mobile Home Park and De Soto.
Questions and answers
- Can Van Meter's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Van Meter's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Van Meter include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Van Meter?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:22 PM.