Buffington in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6373, -87.4259
- Elevation
- 180 m above sea level
- Region
- Indiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 932 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buffington, Indiana, United States
This page carries the current local time for Buffington, Indiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Buffington, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Buffington
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Buffington, Indiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:21 PM
Weather in Buffington right now
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Buffington and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 46312 East Chicago — 3.1 km away
- 46406 Gary — 5.7 km away
- 46323 Hammond — 6.0 km away
- 46404 Gary — 6.9 km away
- 46327 Hammond — 7.1 km away
- 46320 Hammond — 7.5 km away
- 46394 Whiting — 7.7 km away
- 46402 Gary — 8.4 km away
- 46324 Hammond — 8.8 km away
- 46407 Gary — 9.9 km away
- 46322 Highland — 10.0 km away
- 46401 Gary — 10.2 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 Indiana
- Indianapolis 887 642
- Fort Wayne 260 326
- Evansville 119 943
- South Bend 101 516
- Carmel 88 713
- Bloomington 84 067
Other places named Buffington
- Buffington Pennsylvania, United States
- Buffington Georgia, United States
- Buffington Missouri, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
Time and daylight in Buffington
Mail addressed to Buffington uses 12 postal codes.
The zone that governs Buffington is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Today at Buffington, the sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 5:53 PM. That gives 10 h 36 min of daylight.
Both East Chicago and Pine are near Buffington and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Buffington labeled?
- The time zone for Buffington is labeled America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Buffington?
- Yes.
- What hour brings sunrise in Buffington?
- The hour is 7:17 AM.