Carbondale in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.7273, -89.2168
- Population
- 26 399
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1070 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Carbondale, Illinois, United States
The reading below is the local time in Carbondale, Illinois, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Carbondale, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Carbondale
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Carbondale.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Carbondale right now
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Carbondale and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18407
- 45717
- 62901
- 62902
- 62903
- 66414
- 81623
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 Carbondale
- Carbondale Pennsylvania, United States
- Carbondale Colorado, United States
- Carbondale Kansas, United States
- Carbondale West Virginia, United States
- Carbondale California, 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
- Southern Hills — 2.7 km
- Evergreen Terrace — 3.5 km
- Boskydell — 6.2 km
- Crab Orchard Estates — 6.6 km
- Reeds Station — 7.5 km
- Mount Carbon — 9.6 km
About the time in Carbondale
Carbondale is mapped by 7 postal codes.
The zone covering Carbondale is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
First light in Carbondale comes at 7:22 AM today; darkness returns after 6:01 PM. The day gives 10 h 39 min of light.
Both Southern Hills and Evergreen Terrace are near Carbondale and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Carbondale?
- Use America/Chicago for Carbondale; its offset is −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Carbondale?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Carbondale.
- The sun sets at 6:01 PM.