Columbia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.4437, -90.2012
- Elevation
- 153 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 191
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1143 km away
- Same name
- 51 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbia, Illinois, United States
This is a live clock for Columbia, Illinois, United States, showing local time in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Columbia, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Columbia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:35 PM
Weather in Columbia right now
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Columbia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06237
- 07832
- 17512
- 21044
- 21045
- 21046
- 23038
- 27925
- 29201
- 29202
- 29203
- 29204
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 Columbia
- Columbia South Carolina, United States
- Columbia Missouri, United States
- Columbia Maryland, United States
- Columbia Tennessee, United States
- Columbia Ontario, Canada
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
- Rodemich — 5.5 km
- Bixby — 5.8 km
- Bluffside — 6.0 km
- New Hanover — 6.7 km
- Cliff Cave — 7.8 km
- Bohleysville — 7.8 km
About the time in Columbia
Neighbouring Rodemich and Bixby sit in the same time as Columbia.
Coverage of Columbia by postal code amounts to 12 entries.
The zone that governs Columbia is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Columbia at 7:24 AM, and the sun sets at 6:07 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 43 min.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Columbia?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Columbia; its offset is −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Columbia?
- Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Columbia?
- The sun is rising at 7:24 AM.