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Flag of Iowa.

What time is it in Iowa? Officially, all of Iowa is in the Central Time Zone.

There are no unofficial time zones used in Iowa.

Keep reading to learn more about the time in Iowa.

All of Iowa is in the Central Time Zone.

→ Learn more about the counties in Iowa

A map of Iowa. You can also download this map in PDF format.

The Time Zone Used in Iowa

Time Zone Data

Information about the time zone used in Iowa.

Notice how the entire map is orange indicating all of Iowa is officially in the Central Time Zone.

All of Iowa observes daylight saving time (DST).

Daylight saving time (DST) schedule:

→ At 2 AM local time, clocks are advanced 1 hour on the second Sunday in March.

→ At 2 AM local time, clocks go back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November.

By using the following time zone chart you can see the time differences between the 4 main time zones in the United States including the Central Time Zone which is used in Iowa.

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