Elmira in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.1798, -89.8318
- Elevation
- 238 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1117 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Elmira, Illinois, United States
Read off the current local time in Elmira, Illinois, United States, which belongs to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Elmira, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Elmira
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Elmira keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:59 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Elmira right now
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Elmira and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14901
- 14902
- 14903
- 14904
- 14905
- 49730
- 95625
- 97437
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 Elmira
- Elmira New York, United States
- Elmira Ontario, Canada
- Elmira California, United States
- Elmira Missouri, United States
- Elmira West Virginia, 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
- Osceola — 5.7 km
- Saxon (historical) — 5.9 km
- Modena — 7.6 km
- Waldron (historical) — 8.4 km
- Toulon — 10.0 km
- Stark County — 10.0 km
About the time in Elmira
8 postal codes divide Elmira.
The clock in Elmira is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
The sun comes up over Elmira at 7:28 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:00 PM. That is 10 h 32 min between the two.
For Osceola and Saxon (historical) near Elmira, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Elmira?
- The time zone used in Elmira is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Elmira changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does daylight begin in Elmira?
- Daylight begins at 7:28 AM.