Lincoln in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.1484, -89.3648
- Elevation
- 177 m above sea level
- Population
- 13 966
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1066 km away
- Same name
- 60 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Lincoln, Illinois, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Lincoln, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Lincoln, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Lincoln
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Lincoln, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:44 PM Daylight 10 h 02 min Night 13 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:13 PM
Weather in Lincoln right now
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Lincoln and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01773
- 02865
- 03251
- 04457
- 19960
- 20160
- 35096
- 48742
- 50652
- 59639
- 62656
- 65338
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 Lincoln
- Lincoln Nebraska, United States
- Lincoln England, United Kingdom
- Lincoln California, United States
- Lincoln Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Lincoln Rhode Island, 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
- Logan County — 2.7 km
- Bell — 5.2 km
- Chestervale — 7.2 km
- Fogarty — 7.7 km
- Evans — 8.2 km
- Skelton — 9.4 km
Time and daylight in Lincoln
Local time in Lincoln is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
The sun is up at 6:42 AM in Lincoln and down again at 4:44 PM. Between those times there are 10 h 02 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Lincoln and nearby Logan County or Bell.
Addresses in Lincoln fall under 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Lincoln?
- Lincoln uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −6.
- Does Lincoln have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Lincoln: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Lincoln?
- Today the sun rises at 6:42 AM.