Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.7212, -87.6503
- Elevation
- 144 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 919 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Illinois, United States
This page answers what time it is in Jackson, Illinois, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Jackson, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Jackson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 5:58 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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 Jackson
- Jackson Mississippi, United States
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, 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
- Lawrenceville — 2.9 km
- Grisold (historical) — 3.3 km
- Billett — 6.3 km
- Lawrence County — 6.6 km
- Pinkstaff — 8.3 km
- Bridgeport — 9.7 km
Jackson: clock, sun and surroundings
12 postal codes are current for Jackson.
Jackson adheres to America/Chicago, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
At Jackson the sun clears the horizon at 7:13 AM and sinks again at 5:58 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 45 min.
Neighbouring Lawrenceville and Grisold (historical) sit in the same time as Jackson.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Jackson observe?
- Jackson observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Jackson?
- Yes.
- What time does the day end in Jackson?
- The sun sets at 5:58 PM.