Carbon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5939, -89.9393
- Elevation
- 167 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1119 km away
- Same name
- 18 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Carbon, Illinois, United States
This page shows the time of day in Carbon, Illinois, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Carbon, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Carbon
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Carbon keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Carbon right now
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Carbon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 47837
- 50839
- 76435
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 Carbon
- Carbon Alberta, Canada
- Carbon Indiana, United States
- Carbon Texas, United States
- Carbon Oaxaca, Mexico
- Carbon Iowa, 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
- Glenview — 0.8 km
- Petersburg — 1.6 km
- Crossroads — 2.4 km
- O'Fallon — 2.4 km
- Furman — 2.5 km
- Capitol Oaks — 2.6 km
About the time in Carbon
Carbon counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
First light in Carbon comes at 7:23 AM today; darkness returns after 6:06 PM. The day gives 10 h 43 min of light.
Both Glenview and Petersburg are near Carbon and keep its time.
3 distinct postal codes apply to Carbon.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Carbon based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Carbon is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do people in Carbon set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Carbon: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in Carbon?
- At 7:23 AM.