Central City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.2378, -88.2817
- Elevation
- 176 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 359
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 991 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central City, Illinois, United States
Current local time for Central City, Illinois, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Central City, United States
Wednesday, 28 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 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:24 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 Iowa, United States
- Central City Illinois, 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
- Braceville — 1.9 km
- Centerville (historical) — 2.3 km
- Godley — 3.2 km
- Mazonia — 3.2 km
- Torino — 5.3 km
- Coal City — 5.6 km
Central City: clock, sun and surroundings
Local time in Central City comes from the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today in Central City, daylight opens at 7:21 AM and closes at 5:55 PM. That span measures 10 h 35 min.
Nearby places like Braceville and Centerville (historical) are on Central City time.
5 postal codes are attached to Central City.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Central City?
- The time zone used in Central City is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Central City?
- Daylight saving time in Central City: Yes.
- When does light arrive in Central City?
- Light arrives at 7:21 AM.