West Branch in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6714, -91.3465
- Elevation
- 219 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 337
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1251 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West Branch, Iowa, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in West Branch, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
West Branch, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Branch
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
West Branch keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in West Branch right now
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West Branch and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 48661
- 52358
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 West Branch
- West Branch Michigan, United States
- West Branch New Brunswick, Canada
- West Branch New York, United States
- West Branch Pennsylvania, United States
- West Branch Vermont, United States
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
- West Branch Mobile Home Village — 0.0 km
- Centerdale — 4.6 km
- Oasis — 5.0 km
- Downey — 6.2 km
- Springdale — 7.3 km
- Plato — 8.1 km
Time and daylight in West Branch
Today the day starts in West Branch at 6:41 AM with sunrise and ends at 4:59 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 10 h 18 min.
Anyone in West Branch Mobile Home Village or Centerdale reads the same clock as West Branch.
2 postal codes are current for West Branch.
West Branch lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in West Branch?
- In West Branch, the applicable time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does West Branch switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in West Branch: No.
- What time is sunrise in West Branch?
- It is 6:41 AM.