South Elgin in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9942, -88.2923
- Population
- 22 365
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1012 km away
What time is it in South Elgin, Illinois, United States
Local time in South Elgin, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
South Elgin, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in South Elgin
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
South Elgin keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:31 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 4:45 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:01 AM – 5:14 PM
Weather in South Elgin right now
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South Elgin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60177
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
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
- Clintonville — 1.7 km
- Youngsdale — 4.0 km
- Elgin — 4.9 km
- Wayne — 6.3 km
- Bakers Acres — 6.9 km
- Almora Heights — 6.9 km
Local time details for South Elgin
Clocks across South Elgin run on America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise comes to South Elgin at 6:31 AM and sunset at 4:45 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 15 min of light.
Nearby places that share South Elgin's clock include Clintonville and Youngsdale.
Records show 1 postal code for South Elgin.
Questions and answers
- How is South Elgin's time zone listed?
- South Elgin's time zone is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in South Elgin?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for South Elgin?
- 4:45 PM.