Charleston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4962, -88.1761
- Population
- 21 196
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 962 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Charleston, Illinois, United States
You can see the current local time of Charleston, Illinois, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Charleston, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Charleston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Charleston keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Charleston right now
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Charleston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04422
- 25301
- 25302
- 25304
- 25305
- 25306
- 25311
- 25312
- 25313
- 25314
- 25315
- 25317
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 Charleston
- Charleston South Carolina, United States
- Charleston West Virginia, United States
- Charleston Missouri, United States
- Charleston Arkansas, United States
- Charleston Mississippi, 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
- Coles County — 4.7 km
- Embarrass — 7.7 km
- Loxa — 7.8 km
- Fairgrange — 9.2 km
- Bushton — 11.2 km
- Campbell — 11.6 km
Time and daylight in Charleston
Today the sun rises over Charleston at 7:14 AM and sets at 6:01 PM. That is 10 h 47 min of daylight in all.
Check Charleston and you have also checked Coles County and Embarrass.
12 postal codes serve Charleston.
Charleston lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Charleston labeled?
- The time zone for Charleston is labeled America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Charleston include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Charleston?
- It sets at 6:01 PM.