Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3681, -89.4648
- Elevation
- 219 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 594
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1091 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, Illinois, United States
You can see the current local time of Princeton, Illinois, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Princeton, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Princeton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Princeton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:43 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
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 Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton New Jersey, United States
- Princeton Texas, United States
- Princeton Indiana, United States
- Princeton Kentucky, 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
- Bureau County — 6.7 km
- Coal Hollow — 8.5 km
- Tiskilwa — 9.1 km
- Dover — 9.7 km
- Wyanet — 10.0 km
- Malden — 10.1 km
About the time in Princeton
Postal service in Princeton uses 12 codes.
Princeton operates on America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Today in Princeton, daylight opens at 7:22 AM and closes at 6:04 PM. That span measures 10 h 42 min.
The clock in nearby Bureau County and Coal Hollow follows Princeton.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Princeton?
- The time zone setting that matches Princeton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time reach Princeton?
- Daylight saving time in Princeton: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Princeton?
- Today the sun sets at 6:04 PM.