Database of cities with coordinates and timezone

Question

I'm looking for a database containing city name, location coordinates, and timezone. I thought this would be simple to find, but it has proven difficult.

(I don't see this question covered elsewhere on the site. Perhaps because it's just too basic. Also, I probably need tagging help.)

Answer 1

The GeoNames database gives you both the geo-coordinates and the timezone for each city with a population greater than 1k.

Here's a version of that DB with a direct access to an API and a map on OpenDataSoft (disclaimer: I work for OpenDataSoft).

Cheers

Answer 2

ESRI has their Open data on their website that might be useful for you. Check that out.

http://opendata.arcgis.com/