Preston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.1062, -89.8601
- Elevation
- 143 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1118 km away
- Same name
- 57 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Preston, Illinois, United States
This page reports the local time in Preston, Illinois, United States, set by the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Preston, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Preston
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Preston keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Preston right now
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Preston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06365
- 21655
- 31824
- 39354
- 40366
- 52069
- 55965
- 65732
- 74456
- 83263
- 98050
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 Preston
- Preston England, United Kingdom
- Preston Victoria, Australia
- Preston Idaho, United States
- Preston Nova Scotia, Canada
- Preston Texas, 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
- Walsh — 2.0 km
- Randolph County — 6.7 km
- Evansville — 7.1 km
- Schuline — 7.3 km
- Central — 8.3 km
- Baldwin — 8.7 km
Preston: clock, sun and surroundings
11 distinct postal codes apply to Preston.
Local clocks in Preston follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? Yes.
Preston sees the sun rise at 7:22 AM and set at 6:06 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 44 min.
The hour in Preston is the hour in Walsh and Randolph County as well.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Preston be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Preston?
- Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Preston?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:06 PM.