Allentown in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5559, -89.3968
- Elevation
- 207 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1072 km away
- Same name
- 17 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Allentown, Illinois, United States
This page carries the current local time for Allentown, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Allentown, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Allentown
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Allentown.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Allentown right now
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Allentown and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08501
- 14707
- 18101
- 18102
- 18103
- 18104
- 18105
- 18106
- 18109
- 18195
- 31003
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.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Allentown
- Allentown Pennsylvania, United States
- Allentown New Jersey, United States
- Allentown Florida, United States
- Allentown Georgia, United States
- Allentown West Virginia, United States
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
- Mackinaw — 3.9 km
- New Castle (historical) — 3.9 km
- Heritage Lake — 6.1 km
- Mayfair — 6.6 km
- Morton — 8.2 km
- Walnut — 8.3 km
Time and daylight in Allentown
A total of 11 postal codes belong to Allentown.
The name of the time zone in Allentown is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises over Allentown today at 7:24 AM and slips away at 6:01 PM. That leaves 10 h 37 min of daylight.
For nearby Mackinaw and New Castle (historical), use the time shown for Allentown.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Allentown?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Allentown; its offset is −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Allentown?
- Yes.
- When does evening light leave Allentown?
- At 6:01 PM.