Jackson County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.7851, -89.3821
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1083 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Current local time for Jackson County, Illinois, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Jackson County, United States
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Jackson County keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 10 h 57 min Night 13 h 03 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in Jackson County right now
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Jackson County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62966 Murphysboro — 4.9 km away
- 62940 Gorham — 7.4 km away
- 62971 Oraville — 8.9 km away
- 62907 Ava — 12.8 km away
- 62903 Carbondale — 15.7 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 Jackson County
- Jackson County Alabama, United States
- Jackson County Arkansas, United States
- Jackson County Colorado, United States
- Jackson County Florida, United States
- Jackson County 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
- Harrison — 4.2 km
- Murphysboro — 4.7 km
- Texas Junction — 5.9 km
- Grange Hall — 6.5 km
- Mount Carbon — 6.5 km
- Grimsby — 7.1 km
Time and daylight in Jackson County
5 codes make up the postal map of Jackson County.
The name of the time zone in Jackson County is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises at 7:15 AM above Jackson County and sets at 6:11 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 57 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Jackson County, Harrison and Murphysboro.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Jackson County?
- The time zone name used for Jackson County is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Jackson County change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Jackson County.
- The sun sets at 6:11 PM.