Merritt in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.7145, -90.4160
- Elevation
- 183 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1154 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Merritt, Illinois, United States
Below is the local time in Merritt, Illinois, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Merritt, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Merritt
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Merritt keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in Merritt right now
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Merritt and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 28556
- 49667
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 Merritt
- Merritt British Columbia, Canada
- Merritt California, United States
- Merritt California, United States
- Merritt Michigan, United States
- Merritt Missouri, 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
- Riggston — 2.2 km
- Morgan City (historical) — 5.6 km
- Chapin — 5.9 km
- Lynnville — 6.7 km
- Exeter — 6.9 km
- Bethel — 6.9 km
Merritt: clock, sun and surroundings
Merritt uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−6 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Merritt sees first light at 6:32 AM today and the sun sets at 5:00 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 28 min.
Close by, Riggston and Morgan City (historical) keep time with Merritt.
The mail network in Merritt covers 2 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Merritt based on?
- The clock in Merritt is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Merritt follow daylight saving time?
- No.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Merritt — what are they?
- Sunrise at 6:32 AM, sunset at 5:00 PM.