United States
Time now in Marshalltown
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 08:04Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
27,620
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
08:04
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
42.05, -92.91
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About the time in Marshalltown
Marshalltown sits at latitude 42.05, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 38m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 27,620 people live in Marshalltown, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Marshalltown runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Marshalltown
- Which time zone is Marshalltown in?
- Marshalltown uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Marshalltown today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 08:04, giving 13h 38m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Marshalltown right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Marshalltown, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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