West Union in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2159, -87.6661
- Elevation
- 144 m above sea level
- Population
- 288
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 918 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West Union, Illinois, United States
The reading below is the local time in West Union, Illinois, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−5).
West Union, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Union
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in West Union.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:22 PM
Weather in West Union right now
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West Union and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 26456
- 29696
- 45693
- 52175
- 56389
- 62477
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 West Union
- West Union Ohio, United States
- West Union Iowa, United States
- West Union West Virginia, United States
- West Union South Carolina, United States
- West Union Minnesota, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
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- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Walnut Prairie — 2.7 km
- West York — 5.0 km
- York — 5.5 km
- Riverview — 7.3 km
- Snyder — 7.4 km
- Melrose — 8.5 km
About the time in West Union
The number of postal codes covering West Union is 6.
Local timekeeping in West Union uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: Yes.
First light in West Union comes at 7:16 AM today; darkness returns after 5:55 PM. The day gives 10 h 39 min of light.
The time in West Union is also the time in nearby Walnut Prairie and West York.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for West Union?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for West Union; its offset is −5.
- Are the clocks in West Union adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in West Union: Yes.
- When does light leave West Union?
- Light leaves at 5:55 PM.