Sims in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.3603, -88.5306
- Elevation
- 125 m above sea level
- Population
- 250
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1000 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sims, Illinois, United States
Local time right now in Sims, Illinois, United States appears above, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Sims, United States
Thursday, 12 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sims
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Sims, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 4:46 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 5:14 PM
Weather in Sims right now
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Sims and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27880
- 62886
- 71969
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 Sims
- Sims North Carolina, United States
- Sims Indiana, United States
- Sims South Carolina, United States
- Sims Arkansas, United States
- Sims 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
- Cincinnati — 4.8 km
- Wayne City — 5.3 km
- Covington — 5.4 km
- Campbell — 5.8 km
- Boyleston — 7.7 km
- Mayberry — 10.1 km
Time and daylight in Sims
Sims sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−6. Daylight saving time here: No.
Today the sun rises over Sims at 6:33 AM and sets at 4:46 PM. That is 10 h 12 min of daylight in all.
Neighbouring places Cincinnati and Wayne City run on Sims time.
Postal designations for Sims total 3.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Sims observe?
- Sims observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −6.
- Does Sims take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Sims: No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Sims?
- Expect it at 6:33 AM.