Time Zones in Iowa
Iowa uses Central Time.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/Chicago | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
- Official code
- 19
- Representative coordinates
- 42.070023, -93.493349
- Resident population, July 2025
- 3,238,387
- Land area
- 144,660.389 km²
- Water area
- 1,085.299 km²
- State
- Iowa
The representative point identifies this area. It is not a street address or a boundary survey.
Counties and equivalents
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Adair County, Iowa
- Adams County, Iowa
- Allamakee County, Iowa
- Appanoose County, Iowa
- Audubon County, Iowa
- Benton County, Iowa
- Black Hawk County, Iowa
- Boone County, Iowa
- Bremer County, Iowa
- Buchanan County, Iowa
- Buena Vista County, Iowa
- Butler County, Iowa
- Calhoun County, Iowa
- Carroll County, Iowa
- Cass County, Iowa
- Cedar County, Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
- Cherokee County, Iowa
- Chickasaw County, Iowa
- Clarke County, Iowa
- Clay County, Iowa
- Clayton County, Iowa
- Clinton County, Iowa
- Crawford County, Iowa
- Dallas County, Iowa
- Davis County, Iowa
- Decatur County, Iowa
- Delaware County, Iowa
- Des Moines County, Iowa
- Dickinson County, Iowa
Cities, towns and communities
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Ackley city, IA
- Ackworth city, IA
- Adair city, IA
- Adel city, IA
- Afton city, IA
- Agency city, IA
- Ainsworth city, IA
- Akron city, IA
- Albert City city, IA
- Albia city, IA
- Albion city, IA
- Alburnett city, IA
- Alden city, IA
- Alexander city, IA
- Algona city, IA
- Alleman city, IA
- Allerton city, IA
- Allison city, IA
- Alta city, IA
- Alta Vista city, IA
- Alton city, IA
- Altoona city, IA
- Alvord city, IA
- Amana CDP, IA
- Ames city, IA
- Anamosa city, IA
- Anderson CDP, IA
- Andover city, IA
- Andrew city, IA
- Anita city, IA
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