Jamaica in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.9911, -87.8067
- Elevation
- 206 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 932 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jamaica, Illinois, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Jamaica, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Jamaica, United States
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jamaica
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Jamaica.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Jamaica right now
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Jamaica and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05343
- 11405
- 11424
- 11425
- 11430
- 11431
- 11432
- 11433
- 11434
- 11435
- 11436
- 11437
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 Jamaica
- Jamaica New York, United States
- Jamaica Mayabeque, Cuba
- Jamaica Guanajuato, Mexico
- Jamaica Michoacán, Mexico
- Jamaica Vermont, 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
Jamaica: clock, sun and surroundings
Around Jamaica, places such as Maizetown and Fairmount use the same time.
The postal code count for Jamaica is 12.
Time zone for Jamaica: America/Chicago, running at UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:08 AM and sunset at 6:06 PM in Jamaica today. The day carries 10 h 58 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Jamaica?
- The time zone used in Jamaica is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Jamaica?
- Daylight saving in Jamaica: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Jamaica?
- The sun is rising at 7:08 AM.