Fairfield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3789, -88.3598
- Elevation
- 134 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 040
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 985 km away
- Same name
- 103 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fairfield, Illinois, United States
The page gives the present local time in Fairfield, Illinois, United States, whose time zone is America/Chicago (−5).
Fairfield, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fairfield
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Fairfield keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Fairfield right now
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Fairfield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04937
- 05455
- 06824
- 06825
- 06828
- 07004
- 17320
- 24435
- 27826
- 32634
- 35064
- 40020
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 Fairfield
- Fairfield California, United States
- Fairfield Connecticut, United States
- Fairfield Ohio, United States
- Fairfield New South Wales, Australia
- Fairfield British Columbia, Canada
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
- Fairfield Estates — 1.0 km
- Hubbard — 5.6 km
- Merriam — 7.4 km
- Boyleston — 7.5 km
- Wayne County — 8.0 km
- Geff — 8.1 km
Fairfield: clock, sun and surroundings
Fairfield runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:15 AM above Fairfield and sets at 6:01 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 46 min.
There is no time difference between Fairfield and nearby Fairfield Estates or Hubbard.
Across Fairfield, 12 postal codes are recorded.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Fairfield?
- Local time in Fairfield is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Fairfield?
- Daylight saving time in Fairfield: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Fairfield?
- In Fairfield the sun sets at 6:01 PM.