Stanford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.4348, -89.2179
- Elevation
- 207 m above sea level
- Population
- 582
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1056 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Stanford, Illinois, United States
Local time in Stanford, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Stanford, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Stanford
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Stanford.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:25 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 5:58 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:57 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Stanford right now
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Stanford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 40484
- 47463
- 59479
- 61774
- 94305
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 Stanford
- Stanford California, United States
- Stanford Western Cape, South Africa
- Stanford Kentucky, United States
- Stanford Montana, United States
- Stanford England, United Kingdom
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
- Minier — 8.1 km
- Covell — 9.3 km
- Danvers — 11.1 km
- Tazewell — 11.2 km
- Woodruff — 11.5 km
- Funks Grove — 11.8 km
Time and daylight in Stanford
Minier and Covell are near Stanford and do not differ from it in time.
Stanford accounts for 5 postal codes.
The zone in force in Stanford is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Stanford sees first light at 7:25 AM today and the sun sets at 5:58 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 32 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Stanford?
- Select America/Chicago for Stanford; the offset is −5.
- Does Stanford switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Stanford: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Stanford?
- The sun goes down at 5:58 PM.