Elkhart in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.0206, -89.4829
- Elevation
- 181 m above sea level
- Population
- 396
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1075 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elkhart, Illinois, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Elkhart, Illinois, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Elkhart, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elkhart
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elkhart keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Elkhart right now
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Elkhart and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 46514
- 46515
- 46516
- 46517
- 50073
- 62634
- 67950
- 75839
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 Elkhart
- Elkhart Indiana, United States
- Elkhart Kansas, United States
- Elkhart Texas, United States
- Elkhart Iowa, 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
- Mount Fulcher — 4.0 km
- Broadwell — 6.3 km
- Williamsville — 9.3 km
- Croft — 9.5 km
- Fogarty — 9.7 km
- Fancy Prairie — 10.3 km
Time and daylight in Elkhart
If you are looking near Elkhart, both Mount Fulcher and Broadwell keep the same time.
A total of 8 postal codes belong to Elkhart.
Elkhart sits in the America/Chicago time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today, Elkhart has first light at 7:22 AM and last light at 6:03 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 41 min.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Elkhart?
- Elkhart is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Elkhart switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Elkhart: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Elkhart?
- In Elkhart the sun sets at 6:03 PM.