Decatur in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8403, -88.9548
- Population
- 73 254
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1029 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Decatur, Illinois, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Decatur, Illinois, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Decatur, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Decatur
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Decatur, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Decatur right now
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Decatur and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30030
- 30031
- 30032
- 30033
- 30034
- 30035
- 30036
- 30037
- 35601
- 35602
- 35603
- 35609
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 Decatur
- Decatur Alabama, United States
- Decatur Georgia, United States
- Decatur Indiana, United States
- Decatur Texas, United States
- Decatur Wisconsin, 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
- Longview Place — 1.5 km
- Macon County — 2.3 km
- Wyckles Corners — 6.3 km
- Larkdale — 6.5 km
- Wyckles — 6.5 km
- Turpin — 6.5 km
Time and daylight in Decatur
Nearby places that share Decatur's clock include Longview Place and Macon County.
Decatur is covered by 12 postal codes.
Local time in Decatur is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Decatur has sunrise at 7:18 AM today and sunset at 6:04 PM. Light holds for 10 h 46 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Decatur?
- Decatur observes the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Decatur follow daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Decatur?
- 7:18 AM marks sunrise.