Ottumwa in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.2778, -95.7989
- Elevation
- 334 m above sea level
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1629 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ottumwa, Kansas, United States
Check the current local time in Ottumwa, Kansas, United States, which sits in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Ottumwa, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ottumwa
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Ottumwa keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:49 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:22 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in Ottumwa right now
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Ottumwa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 52501
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.
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- Wichita 396 119
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- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Ottumwa
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
- New Strawn — 5.3 km
- Jacobs Creek Landing — 6.3 km
- Coffey County — 7.3 km
- Sharpe — 9.4 km
- Toy Mobile Home Park — 10.0 km
- Botham Mobile Home Park — 10.4 km
About the time in Ottumwa
Addressing within Ottumwa draws on 1 postal code.
The time zone assigned to Ottumwa is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 7:49 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM in Ottumwa today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 37 min.
New Strawn and Jacobs Creek Landing sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Ottumwa.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Ottumwa?
- The value associated with Ottumwa is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Ottumwa changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Ottumwa?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:49 AM.