West Lake Forest in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.2220, -87.8731
- Elevation
- 207 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 986 km away
What time is it in West Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
This page shows the time of day in West Lake Forest, Illinois, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
West Lake Forest, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Lake Forest
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in West Lake Forest, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 4:40 PM Daylight 10 h 07 min Night 13 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:09 PM
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West Lake Forest and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60045 Lake Forest — 2.7 km away
- 60069 Lincolnshire — 5.1 km away
- 60040 Highwood — 5.3 km away
- 60037 Fort Sheridan — 5.7 km away
- 60015 Deerfield — 5.8 km away
- 60044 Lake Bluff — 6.8 km away
- 60035 Highland Park — 7.3 km away
- 60061 Vernon Hills — 8.2 km away
- 60088 Great Lakes — 9.1 km away
- 60048 Libertyville — 9.1 km away
- 60089 Buffalo Grove — 10.2 km away
- 60062 Northbrook — 11.0 km away
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
- Melody — 2.2 km
- Kennedy — 2.3 km
- Skokie Manor — 2.7 km
- Deerpath — 3.1 km
- Bannockburn — 3.2 km
- Highmoor — 3.5 km
About the time in West Lake Forest
The zone covering West Lake Forest is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−6. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
The day begins at West Lake Forest with sunrise at 6:33 AM and ends with sunset at 4:40 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 07 min.
Close to West Lake Forest, the towns of Melody and Kennedy show the same time.
Records show 12 postal codes for West Lake Forest.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for West Lake Forest?
- The time zone name used for West Lake Forest is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does West Lake Forest use summer time?
- No.
- When does morning light reach West Lake Forest?
- At 6:33 AM.