Sterling in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.7886, -89.6962
- Population
- 15 057
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1119 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sterling, Illinois, United States
Find out what time it is now in Sterling, Illinois, United States — the local clock runs on America/Chicago (−6).
Sterling, United States
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sterling
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Sterling.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:47 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 4:42 PM Daylight 9 h 55 min Night 14 h 05 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 5:11 PM
Weather in Sterling right now
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Sterling and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01564
- 06377
- 13156
- 18463
- 20163
- 20164
- 20165
- 20166
- 20167
- 44276
- 48659
- 58572
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 Sterling
- Sterling Virginia, United States
- Sterling Colorado, United States
- Sterling Massachusetts, United States
- Sterling Alaska, United States
- Sterling Georgia, 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
- Rock Falls — 1.1 km
- Woodlawn Trailer Court — 1.9 km
- Douglas Park — 3.2 km
- Riverside Mobile Home Estates — 4.1 km
- Woodland Hills — 4.1 km
- Country Acres Mobile Manor — 4.2 km
Time and daylight in Sterling
Postal codes valid in Sterling number 12.
Local clocks in Sterling follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−6. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
Sterling greets the sun at 6:47 AM and loses it at 4:42 PM today. Daylight runs to 9 h 55 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Sterling, Rock Falls and Woodlawn Trailer Court.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Sterling?
- The time zone used in Sterling is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in Sterling?
- No.
- When does morning light reach Sterling?
- At 6:47 AM.