Rockford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2711, -89.0940
- Population
- 148 278
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1084 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rockford, Illinois, United States
The time in Rockford, Illinois, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Rockford, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rockford
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Rockford keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:41 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 16 min Night 13 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Rockford right now
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Rockford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35136
- 37853
- 45882
- 49341
- 49351
- 50468
- 55373
- 55572
- 61101
- 61102
- 61103
- 61104
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
- Chicago 2 664 452
- Aurora 200 661
- Joliet 147 861
- Naperville 147 100
- Peoria 115 070
- Springfield 114 394
Other places named Rockford
- Rockford Michigan, United States
- Rockford Minnesota, United States
- Rockford Ohio, United States
- Rockford Ohio, United States
- Rockford Tennessee, 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
- River Forest — 3.9 km
- Gottfred Subdivision — 4.2 km
- Kishwaukee Subdivision — 4.4 km
- Coreys Bluff — 4.5 km
- Harrison Avenue Gardens — 4.6 km
- Factory Addition — 4.7 km
About the time in Rockford
Rockford includes 12 postal codes.
Clocks in Rockford take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
In Rockford, first light arrives at 6:33 AM and the sun goes down at 4:49 PM. The day holds 10 h 16 min of light.
For nearby River Forest and Gottfred Subdivision, use the time shown for Rockford.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Rockford?
- Use America/Chicago to show the time in Rockford; its offset is −6.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Rockford?
- No.
- When does light leave Rockford?
- Light leaves at 4:49 PM.