Melvin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5675, -88.2478
- Elevation
- 248 m above sea level
- Population
- 437
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 976 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Melvin, Illinois, United States
This page shows the time of day in Melvin, Illinois, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Melvin, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Melvin
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Melvin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:30 PM
Weather in Melvin right now
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Melvin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36913
- 41650
- 48454
- 51350
- 60952
- 76858
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 Melvin
- Melvin Iowa, United States
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- Melvin California, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Ford County — 3.9 km
- Roberts — 7.4 km
- Guthrie — 9.3 km
- Sibley — 11.5 km
- Elliott — 11.6 km
- Garber — 12.7 km
Time and daylight in Melvin
Ford County and Roberts are neighbours of Melvin on the same clock.
6 postal codes cover the territory of Melvin.
Melvin follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−5 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Sunrise falls at 7:15 AM today in Melvin, with the sun setting at 6:02 PM. That leaves 10 h 47 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Melvin?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Melvin, with an offset of −5.
- Does Melvin keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Melvin: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Melvin?
- Expect it at 6:02 PM.