Oakton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0267, -87.6712
- Elevation
- 181 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 964 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Oakton, Illinois, United States
You can see the current local time of Oakton, Illinois, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Oakton, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Oakton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Oakton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Oakton right now
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Oakton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 22124
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 Oakton
- Oakton Virginia, United States
- Oakton Georgia, United States
- Oakton Georgia, United States
- Oakton Kentucky, United States
- Oakton 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
- Howard District — 0.7 km
- South Evanston — 1.4 km
- Evanston — 2.2 km
- Skokie — 5.2 km
- Lincolnwood — 5.5 km
- Wilmette — 6.6 km
Oakton: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises at 7:15 AM above Oakton and sets at 5:57 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 43 min.
Nearby places like Howard District and South Evanston are on Oakton time.
Postal designations for Oakton total 1.
Oakton is on America/Chicago time, which corresponds to UTC−5. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Oakton?
- The designation used for Oakton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do the clocks in Oakton go back at any point?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Oakton?
- Sunset there is at 5:57 PM.