Ford County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5972, -88.2233
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 974 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ford County, Illinois, United States
This page reports the local time in Ford County, Illinois, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Ford County, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ford County
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Ford County keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 4:39 PM Daylight 10 h 00 min Night 14 h 00 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:08 PM
Weather in Ford County right now
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Ford County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60952 Melvin — 3.9 km away
- 60962 Roberts — 4.4 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
Other places named Ford County
- Ford County Kansas, 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
- Roberts — 3.8 km
- Melvin — 3.9 km
- Thawville — 12.6 km
- Guthrie — 13.1 km
- Sibley — 13.4 km
- Perdueville — 15.1 km
Ford County: clock, sun and surroundings
Ford County is mapped by 2 postal codes.
Local time in Ford County is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sky over Ford County lightens at 6:38 AM and the sun sets at 4:39 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 00 min today.
Neighbours of Ford County such as Roberts and Melvin share its clock.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Ford County in for local time?
- For local time, Ford County is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the time in Ford County adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- What hour brings sunset in Ford County?
- The hour is 4:39 PM.