Thomson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9589, -90.0993
- Elevation
- 183 m above sea level
- Population
- 562
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1156 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thomson, Illinois, United States
Local time right now in Thomson, Illinois, United States appears above, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Thomson, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Thomson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Thomson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:56 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Thomson right now
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Thomson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30824
- 61285
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 Thomson
- Thomson Singapore, Singapore
- Thomson Georgia, United States
- Thomson Victoria, Australia
- Thomson Minnesota, United States
- Thomson Nairobi County, Kenya
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Ebner — 3.1 km
- Elk River Junction — 6.6 km
- Sibyl (historical) — 7.2 km
- Bulgers Hollow — 7.5 km
- Spring Valley — 7.9 km
- Almont — 8.4 km
Time and daylight in Thomson
Sunrise time for Thomson today is 7:24 AM; sunset time is 6:07 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 43 min.
You will find the same time in Ebner and Elk River Junction, both near Thomson.
The postal breakdown of Thomson runs to 2 codes.
Local time in Thomson is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is Thomson's time zone?
- Thomson's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Thomson apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Thomson.
- The sun sets at 6:07 PM.