Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0373, -88.2812
- Population
- 112 111
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1012 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elgin, Illinois, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Elgin, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Elgin, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elgin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elgin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in Elgin right now
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Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16413
- 29045
- 37732
- 45838
- 52141
- 55932
- 58533
- 60120
- 60121
- 60122
- 60123
- 60124
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 Elgin
- Elgin Scotland, United Kingdom
- Elgin Texas, United States
- Elgin Oklahoma, United States
- Elgin South Carolina, United States
- Elgin Oregon, 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
- Clintonville — 4.1 km
- South Elgin — 4.9 km
- Almora Heights — 5.2 km
- Almora — 5.2 km
- West Dundee — 6.8 km
- East Dundee — 6.9 km
Local time details for Elgin
12 postal codes divide Elgin.
Elgin sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:09 AM in Elgin and goes down at 6:10 PM. Daylight measures 11 h 01 min.
Nearby places like Clintonville and South Elgin are on Elgin time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Elgin?
- The time zone for Elgin is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Elgin switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Elgin: Yes.
- When is the sun up in Elgin?
- The sun comes up at 7:09 AM.