Lancaster in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5478, -87.8653
- Elevation
- 148 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 940 km away
- Same name
- 37 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lancaster, Illinois, United States
See what time it currently is in Lancaster, Illinois, United States — the time zone there is America/Chicago (−6).
Lancaster, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lancaster
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Lancaster keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:26 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 5:58 AM – 5:15 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
- Petersburg — 5.7 km
- Friendsville — 6.5 km
- Helena — 7.4 km
- Orio — 7.6 km
- Berryville — 8.0 km
- Gards Point — 9.1 km
Lancaster: clock, sun and surroundings
Lancaster adheres to America/Chicago, a UTC−6 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Sunrise reaches Lancaster at 6:26 AM, and the sun sets at 4:47 PM. Light lasts 10 h 21 min.
Nearby places that share Lancaster's clock include Petersburg and Friendsville.
Lancaster carries 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Lancaster?
- The time zone covering Lancaster is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Lancaster — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Lancaster: No.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Lancaster?
- Yes, it is 4:47 PM.