Central City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5489, -89.1270
- Elevation
- 148 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 129
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1049 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central City, Illinois, United States
The clock for Central City, Illinois, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Central City, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central City
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Central City, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Central City right now
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Central City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15926
- 42330
- 52214
- 68826
- 80427
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 Central City
- Central City Arizona, United States
- Central City Kentucky, United States
- Central City Nebraska, United States
- Central City Illinois, United States
- Central City 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
- Centralia — 2.7 km
- Junction City — 3.5 km
- Wamac — 4.6 km
- Sandoval — 7.5 km
- Shattuc — 8.9 km
- Noltings — 9.3 km
About the time in Central City
Central City includes 5 postal codes.
The zone covering Central City is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:16 AM above Central City and sets at 6:08 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 52 min.
Close to Central City, the towns of Centralia and Junction City show the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Central City?
- Central City uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Does Central City adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun come up in Central City?
- Sunrise in Central City is at 7:16 AM.