Prentice in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8570, -90.0437
- Elevation
- 192 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1122 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Prentice, Illinois, United States
Get the current local time in Prentice, Illinois, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Prentice, United States
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Prentice
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Prentice keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:14 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Prentice right now
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Prentice and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 54556
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 Prentice
- Prentice Wisconsin, 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
- Yatesville — 1.9 km
- Ashland — 4.6 km
- Jordanville (historical) — 4.6 km
- Gurney (historical) — 4.7 km
- Prentice-Sinclair — 5.8 km
- Sinclair — 9.0 km
Prentice: clock, sun and surroundings
The day begins at Prentice with sunrise at 7:18 AM and ends with sunset at 6:14 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 56 min.
Time in Prentice applies without change in Yatesville and Ashland nearby.
Prentice is split into 1 postal code areas.
The applicable time zone for Prentice is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Prentice?
- The designation used for Prentice is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Prentice change with daylight saving?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Prentice?
- Expect it at 6:14 PM.