West Des Moines in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.5772, -93.7113
- Population
- 64 113
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1444 km away
What time is it in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Look up the current time in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
West Des Moines, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Des Moines
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:45 Solar noon 13:15 Sunset 19:45 Daylight 13 h 00 min Night 11 h 00 min Civil twilight 06:17 – 20:14
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West Des Moines and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50265
- 50266
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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Valley Junction — 0.9 km
- Western Village Mobile Home Park — 1.8 km
- Windsor Heights — 2.3 km
- Clive — 3.1 km
- Crestwood — 3.2 km
- Ashawa — 3.8 km
Time and daylight in West Des Moines
Postal coverage of West Des Moines comes to 2 codes.
West Des Moines adheres to America/Chicago, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 19:45 in West Des Moines today. The day carries 13 h 00 min of light.
West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Clive all run on one and the same time.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for West Des Moines?
- West Des Moines is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in West Des Moines during the year?
- Daylight saving in West Des Moines: Yes.
- Sunrise in West Des Moines is at what time?
- At 06:45.