Essex in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.5547, -88.1597
- Elevation
- 182 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 989 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Essex, Illinois, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Essex, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Essex, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Essex
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Essex, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:28 AM Solar noon 11:37 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 5:59 AM – 5:16 PM
Weather in Essex right now
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Essex and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01929
- 05451
- 06426
- 12936
- 21221
- 51638
- 59916
- 60935
- 63846
- 92332
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 Essex
- Essex Maryland, United States
- Essex Ontario, Canada
- Essex Massachusetts, United States
- Essex Iowa, United States
- Essex Illinois, 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
- Wexford — 1.0 km
- Picardy — 1.1 km
- Pleasant Knoll — 1.2 km
- Crystal Lawns — 1.7 km
- Erin — 1.9 km
- Sayles Manor — 2.6 km
About the time in Essex
Sunrise in Essex is at 6:28 AM today, and sunset comes at 4:47 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 19 min.
For nearby Wexford and Picardy, use the time shown for Essex.
10 postal codes are listed for Essex.
Local timekeeping in Essex uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−6. Summer clock change: No.
Questions and answers
- Does Essex use the America/Chicago time zone?
- Yes, Essex uses America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Essex move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- When is the sun down in Essex?
- The sun goes down at 4:47 PM.