Petersburg in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.0117, -89.8482
- Elevation
- 156 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 190
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1106 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petersburg, Illinois, United States
The current local time in Petersburg, Illinois, United States — time zone America/Chicago (−6) — is shown right here.
Petersburg, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Petersburg
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Petersburg.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 4:51 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:20 PM
Weather in Petersburg right now
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Petersburg and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12138
- 16669
- 23803
- 23804
- 23805
- 26847
- 37144
- 41080
- 44454
- 47567
- 49270
- 58272
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 Petersburg
- Petersburg Virginia, United States
- Petersburg Alaska, United States
- Petersburg West Virginia, United States
- Petersburg Indiana, United States
- Petersburg Michigan, 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
- Old Salem Chautauqua — 2.4 km
- Hilltop — 2.8 km
- Lake Petersburg — 3.3 km
- New Salem (historical) — 3.7 km
- Hill Top — 3.9 km
- Menard County — 4.3 km
Local time details for Petersburg
The name of the time zone in Petersburg is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
The sky over Petersburg lightens at 6:38 AM and the sun sets at 4:51 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 13 min today.
The hours shown for Petersburg apply equally in Old Salem Chautauqua and Hilltop.
12 postal codes are current for Petersburg.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Petersburg?
- The time zone setting that matches Petersburg is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the clock in Petersburg move for summer time?
- No.
- When does the sun appear in Petersburg?
- It appears at 6:38 AM.