Effingham County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.0598, -88.5899
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 998 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Effingham County, Illinois, United States
Get the current local time in Effingham County, Illinois, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Effingham County, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Effingham County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Effingham County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Effingham County right now
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Effingham County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62401 Effingham — 7.3 km away
- 62473 Watson — 8.2 km away
- 62443 Mason — 11.0 km away
- 62467 Teutopolis — 12.6 km away
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 Effingham County
- Effingham County Georgia, 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
- Heartville — 4.1 km
- Watson — 4.2 km
- Funkhouser — 4.7 km
- Ewington — 4.7 km
- Keptown — 7.2 km
- Effingham — 7.8 km
Time and daylight in Effingham County
The clock reading for Effingham County covers nearby Heartville and Watson as well.
4 codes are used to address mail in Effingham County.
Local timekeeping in Effingham County uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: Yes.
The day begins at Effingham County with sunrise at 7:20 AM and ends with sunset at 5:59 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 39 min.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Effingham County based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Effingham County is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Effingham County have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Effingham County: Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Effingham County.
- The sunrise hour is 7:20 AM.