Homer in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.0348, -87.9581
- Elevation
- 206 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 198
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 945 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Homer, Illinois, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Homer, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Homer, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Homer
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Homer keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:14 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Homer right now
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Homer and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13077
- 30547
- 43027
- 46146
- 49245
- 55942
- 61849
- 68030
- 71040
- 99603
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 Homer
- Homer Alaska, United States
- Homer New York, United States
- Homer Louisiana, United States
- Homer Michigan, United States
- Homer Georgia, 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
- State Road — 4.6 km
- Tipton — 7.6 km
- Rutherford — 8.1 km
- Ogden — 8.8 km
- Rumpler — 9.3 km
- Sidney — 9.9 km
Local time details for Homer
The sun rises at 7:14 AM, sets at 6:00 PM, and stays over Homer for 10 h 46 min. That is today's daylight.
There is no time difference between Homer and nearby State Road or Tipton.
Postal coverage of Homer comes to 10 codes.
The zone in force in Homer is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Homer?
- The time zone name used for Homer is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Homer change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Homer: Yes.
- When does morning light reach Homer?
- At 7:14 AM.