Polk in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3117, -87.6084
- Elevation
- 220 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 938 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Polk, Illinois, United States
This page answers what time it is in Polk, Illinois, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Polk, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Polk
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Polk.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:22 PM
Weather in Polk right now
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Polk and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16342
- 44866
- 65727
- 68654
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 Polk
- Polk Pennsylvania, United States
- Polk Ohio, United States
- Polk Nebraska, United States
- Polk Alabama, United States
- Polk California, 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
- Sollitt — 3.0 km
- Beecher — 3.4 km
- Claus — 6.5 km
- Judson (historical) — 7.2 km
- Puder — 7.4 km
- Eagle Lake — 7.7 km
Polk: clock, sun and surroundings
Locations in Polk are covered by 4 postal codes.
Clocks in Polk are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Polk sees first light at 7:17 AM today and the sun sets at 5:54 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 37 min.
The time you see for Polk is also correct for Sollitt and Beecher.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Polk based on?
- The clock in Polk is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Polk adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- Yes.
- What time is sunset in Polk?
- It is 5:54 PM.