Dayton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3848, -88.7942
- Elevation
- 172 m above sea level
- Population
- 537
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1036 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Dayton, Illinois, United States
Right now in Dayton, Illinois, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Dayton, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Dayton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Dayton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:27 PM
Weather in Dayton right now
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Dayton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08810
- 14041
- 16222
- 21036
- 22821
- 37321
- 41074
- 45401
- 45402
- 45403
- 45404
- 45405
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 Dayton
- Dayton Ohio, United States
- Dayton Nevada, United States
- Dayton Texas, United States
- Dayton Tennessee, United States
- Dayton New Jersey, 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
- Sulphur Springs — 4.2 km
- Ottawa — 5.9 km
- Wedron — 6.0 km
- South Ottawa (historical) — 6.9 km
- Lasalle County — 8.9 km
- Blakes — 8.9 km
About the time in Dayton
12 postal codes have been allocated to Dayton.
The applicable time zone for Dayton is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Today in Dayton, daylight opens at 7:22 AM and closes at 5:59 PM. That span measures 10 h 37 min.
The clock in Dayton matches the clock in nearby Sulphur Springs and Ottawa.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Dayton?
- The designation used for Dayton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Dayton observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Dayton: Yes.
- What time is sunset in Dayton?
- It is 5:59 PM.