Payson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8170, -91.2424
- Elevation
- 232 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 011
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1224 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Payson, Illinois, United States
Right now in Payson, Illinois, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Payson, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Payson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Payson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:28 AM Solar noon 12:50 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 7:00 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Payson right now
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Payson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62360
- 84651
- 85541
- 85547
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 Payson
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
- Plainville — 6.0 km
- Adams — 6.6 km
- Fall Creek — 6.7 km
- Seehorn — 7.0 km
- Munger — 9.5 km
- Burton — 9.8 km
Payson: clock, sun and surroundings
Local time in Payson is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Sun-up in Payson is 7:28 AM today and sun-down is 6:12 PM. That gap holds 10 h 44 min of daylight.
No adjustment is needed moving between Payson, Plainville and Adams.
Postal areas within Payson come to 4.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Payson?
- The time zone designation for Payson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Payson?
- Daylight saving in Payson: Yes.
- What time is first light in Payson?
- The sun rises at 7:28 AM.