Emerson City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1395, -89.0453
- Elevation
- 141 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1047 km away
What time is it in Emerson City, Illinois, United States
The time in Emerson City, Illinois, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Emerson City, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Emerson City
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Emerson City keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Emerson City right now
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Emerson City and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62883 Scheller — 5.6 km away
- 62884 Sesser — 5.7 km away
- 62866 Nason — 7.4 km away
- 62894 Waltonville — 7.7 km away
- 62891 Valier — 13.1 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
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
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- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Fitzgerrell (historical) — 2.7 km
- Sesser — 5.3 km
- Scheller — 6.8 km
- Waltonville — 7.7 km
- Nason — 7.9 km
- Dareville — 8.9 km
Local time details for Emerson City
Look nearby and you will see Fitzgerrell (historical) and Sesser on the same clock as Emerson City.
Addressing within Emerson City draws on 5 postal codes.
Emerson City uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
The sun rises over Emerson City today at 7:07 AM and slips away at 6:19 PM. That leaves 11 h 12 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Emerson City identified?
- The time zone for Emerson City is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Emerson City?
- Daylight saving in Emerson City: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Emerson City?
- Expect it at 7:07 AM.