Hecker in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3050, -89.9943
- Elevation
- 144 m above sea level
- Population
- 488
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1127 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hecker, Illinois, United States
Local time in Hecker, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Hecker, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hecker
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Hecker keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Hecker right now
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Hecker and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62248
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 Hecker
- Hecker Louisiana, 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
- Precinct 6 — 5.4 km
- Paderborn — 7.5 km
- Floraville — 9.6 km
- Precinct 7 — 9.6 km
- Precinct 8 — 9.7 km
- Precinct 29 — 10.1 km
Time and daylight in Hecker
Hecker uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Today's times for Hecker: the sun is up at 7:11 AM and down at 6:22 PM. That means 11 h 12 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby Precinct 6 and Paderborn follows Hecker.
1 postal code divide Hecker.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Hecker?
- The time zone name used for Hecker is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Hecker change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Hecker?
- Sunset there is at 6:22 PM.