Petersburg in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.5917, -87.8311
- Elevation
- 153 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 936 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petersburg, Illinois, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Petersburg, Illinois, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Petersburg, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Petersburg
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Petersburg keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:27 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 4:46 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 5:59 AM – 5:14 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 Illinois, 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
- Helena — 3.8 km
- Lancaster — 5.7 km
- Orio — 6.1 km
- Berryville — 8.5 km
- Friendsville — 9.9 km
- Grays Corner — 11.1 km
Local time details for Petersburg
12 postal codes cover the territory of Petersburg.
Petersburg runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−6 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
The day begins at Petersburg with sunrise at 6:27 AM and ends with sunset at 4:46 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 19 min.
Nearby, Helena and Lancaster go by the same clock as Petersburg.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Petersburg?
- The clock in Petersburg follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time in effect in Petersburg at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Petersburg: No.
- Sunset in Petersburg is at what time?
- At 4:46 PM.