Empire in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3056, -88.7076
- Elevation
- 231 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1011 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Empire, Illinois, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Empire, Illinois, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Empire, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Empire
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Empire keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Empire right now
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Empire and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35063
- 43926
- 49630
- 70050
- 80438
- 89405
- 95319
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 Empire
- Empire California, United States
- Empire Louisiana, United States
- Empire Georgia, United States
- Empire Michigan, United States
- Empire Colorado, 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
About the time in Empire
Places close to Empire, among them Watkins and Sabina, share its time.
Empire includes 7 postal codes.
Time zone for Empire: America/Chicago, running at UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Empire at 7:22 AM and sets at 5:57 PM today. That is 10 h 35 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Empire in?
- Empire is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Do people in Empire set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Empire: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Empire?
- The sun sets at 5:57 PM.