Gifford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3059, -88.0211
- Elevation
- 243 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 092
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 953 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gifford, Illinois, United States
See the local time in Gifford, Illinois, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Gifford, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gifford
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Gifford, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 38 min Night 13 h 22 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Gifford right now
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Gifford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16732
- 29923
- 50259
- 61847
- 99131
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 Gifford
- Gifford Florida, United States
- Gifford Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gifford South Carolina, United States
- Gifford Missouri, United States
- Gifford 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
- Dillsburg — 5.1 km
- Penfield — 6.3 km
- Flatville — 8.1 km
- Gerald — 8.7 km
- Dailey — 9.7 km
- Rantoul — 11.4 km
Local time details for Gifford
The zone applied in Gifford is America/Chicago with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
The sun rises here at 7:18 AM and sets at 5:56 PM in Gifford today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 38 min.
Neighbours of Gifford such as Dillsburg and Penfield share its clock.
Gifford spans 5 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Where does Gifford fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Gifford falls within America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Gifford?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Gifford?
- In Gifford the sun rises at 7:18 AM.