Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5581, -90.0351
- Elevation
- 197 m above sea level
- Population
- 14 211
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1126 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, Illinois, United States
This is the current time in Canton, Illinois, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Canton, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Canton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton Mississippi, 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
- East Lawndale — 1.2 km
- Prospect Heights Addition — 1.2 km
- Westview Acres — 1.5 km
- Village Square — 1.8 km
- Rawalts — 4.7 km
- Brereton — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Canton
The hours shown for Canton apply equally in East Lawndale and Prospect Heights Addition.
Every address in Canton sits within one of 12 postal codes.
Canton follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
For Canton today, sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 54 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Canton?
- The time zone local to Canton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Canton?
- Daylight saving time in Canton: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Canton?
- The sun goes down at 6:13 PM.