Centralia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5251, -89.1334
- Elevation
- 150 m above sea level
- Population
- 12 655
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1050 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Centralia, Illinois, United States
This page answers what time it is in Centralia, Illinois, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Centralia, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Centralia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Centralia keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
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 Centralia right now
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Centralia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62801
- 65240
- 66415
- 75834
- 98531
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 Centralia
- Centralia Washington, United States
- Centralia Missouri, United States
- Centralia Kansas, United States
- Centralia Iowa, United States
- Centralia Pennsylvania, 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
- Wamac — 1.9 km
- Central City — 2.7 km
- Junction City — 6.2 km
- Noltings — 7.1 km
- Baldwin Heights — 8.4 km
- Walnut Hill — 9.5 km
Centralia: clock, sun and surroundings
There are 5 postal code zones in Centralia.
Centralia keeps time under America/Chicago. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time Yes.
Today at Centralia, the sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 6:08 PM. That gives 10 h 52 min of daylight.
Nearby places that share Centralia's clock include Wamac and Central City.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Centralia?
- The time zone of Centralia is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Centralia observe daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Centralia today?
- Today it rises at 7:16 AM.