Springfield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8017, -89.6437
- Population
- 114 394
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1088 km away
- Same name
- 124 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Springfield, Illinois, United States
You can see the current local time of Springfield, Illinois, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Springfield, United States
Sunday, 6 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Springfield
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Springfield, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 12:58 PM Sunset 7:24 PM Daylight 12 h 52 min Night 11 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 7:52 PM
Weather in Springfield right now
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Springfield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01101
- 01102
- 01103
- 01104
- 01105
- 01107
- 01108
- 01109
- 01111
- 01115
- 01118
- 01119
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 Springfield
- Springfield Missouri, United States
- Springfield Massachusetts, United States
- Springfield Oregon, United States
- Springfield Ohio, United States
- Springfield Virginia, 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
- East Springfield — 1.5 km
- Hawthorne Place — 2.5 km
- Grandview — 2.7 km
- Ridgely — 3.4 km
- Iles — 3.5 km
- Shale Bluff — 4.0 km
Springfield: clock, sun and surroundings
Around Springfield, places such as East Springfield and Hawthorne Place use the same time.
Springfield works with 12 postal codes.
Springfield belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Today, Springfield has first light at 6:32 AM and last light at 7:24 PM. Daylight lasts 12 h 52 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Springfield use?
- Springfield uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Springfield move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What time does the sun set in Springfield?
- The sun sets in Springfield at 7:24 PM.