Buffalo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8526, -89.4087
- Elevation
- 187 m above sea level
- Population
- 490
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1068 km away
- Same name
- 41 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buffalo, Illinois, United States
Local time in Buffalo, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Buffalo, United States
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Buffalo
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Buffalo, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Buffalo right now
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Buffalo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14201
- 14202
- 14203
- 14204
- 14205
- 14206
- 14207
- 14208
- 14209
- 14210
- 14211
- 14212
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 Buffalo
- Buffalo New York, United States
- Buffalo Minnesota, United States
- Buffalo Wyoming, United States
- Buffalo Missouri, United States
- Buffalo Texas, 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
- Dawson — 4.7 km
- Mechanicsburg — 4.9 km
- Lanesville — 5.1 km
- Buffalo Hart — 7.6 km
- Saunders — 8.7 km
- Cornland — 9.4 km
Buffalo: clock, sun and surroundings
Time runs the same in Buffalo and in nearby Dawson and Mechanicsburg.
Postal codes valid in Buffalo number 12.
Buffalo carries the America/Chicago zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:17 AM today in Buffalo, with the sun setting at 6:09 PM. That leaves 10 h 51 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Buffalo?
- The time zone that includes Buffalo is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Buffalo?
- Daylight saving in Buffalo: Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Buffalo?
- 6:09 PM.