Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5803, -89.8373
- Elevation
- 182 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1109 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Illinois, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Lancaster, Illinois, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Lancaster, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Lancaster.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:21 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Lancaster right now
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Lancaster and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01523
- 03584
- 14086
- 17601
- 17602
- 17603
- 17604
- 17605
- 17606
- 17607
- 17608
- 17611
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 Lancaster
- Lancaster California, United States
- Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
- Lancaster England, United Kingdom
- Lancaster Ohio, United States
- Lancaster Texas, 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
- Glasford — 2.2 km
- Kingston Mines — 6.1 km
- Breeds — 7.5 km
- Talbott — 9.0 km
- Mapleton — 9.0 km
- Banner — 9.3 km
Time and daylight in Lancaster
Anyone in Glasford or Kingston Mines reads the same clock as Lancaster.
Lancaster carries 12 postal codes.
The zone in force in Lancaster is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Sun-up in Lancaster is 7:21 AM today and sun-down is 6:08 PM. That gap holds 10 h 47 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- How is Lancaster's time zone listed?
- Lancaster's time zone is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Lancaster go back at any point?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Lancaster?
- Expect it at 7:21 AM.