Effingham in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2047, -94.2638
- Elevation
- 302 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1482 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Effingham, Missouri, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Effingham, Missouri, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Effingham, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Effingham
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Effingham.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:43 AM Solar noon 1:02 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 10 h 38 min Night 13 h 22 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 6:49 PM
Weather in Effingham right now
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Effingham and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03882
- 29541
- 62401
- 66023
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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Effingham
- Effingham Illinois, United States
- Effingham New Hampshire, United States
- Effingham Kansas, United States
- Effingham Ontario, Canada
- Effingham England, United Kingdom
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
- Whitten — 3.2 km
- Evona — 5.6 km
- Albany — 7.5 km
- New Hampton — 8.7 km
- Matkins — 8.9 km
- Albany Junction — 9.3 km
About the time in Effingham
The postal code count for Effingham is 4.
The zone name for Effingham is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun rises here at 7:43 AM and sets at 6:21 PM in Effingham today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 38 min.
Travelling from Effingham to Whitten or Evona does not change the hour.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Effingham observe?
- Effingham observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Effingham — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Effingham: Yes.
- What time will the sun rise in Effingham today?
- Today it rises at 7:43 AM.