Akron in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.7410, -88.5248
- Elevation
- 73 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1240 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Akron, Mississippi, United States
The clock above shows the current local time in Akron, Mississippi, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−6).
Akron, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Akron
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Akron.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:18 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Akron right now
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Akron and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 14001
- 17501
- 35441
- 44301
- 44302
- 44303
- 44304
- 44305
- 44306
- 44307
- 44308
- 44309
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 Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
Other places named Akron
- Akron Ohio, United States
- Akron Pennsylvania, United States
- Akron New York, United States
- Akron Colorado, United States
- Akron Iowa, United States
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
- Townsend — 2.8 km
- Carters — 4.1 km
- Sucarnoochee — 5.0 km
- Old Narkeetah (historical) — 6.5 km
- Electric Mills — 6.5 km
- Rocky Mount (historical) — 6.6 km
Akron: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises at 6:18 AM above Akron and sets at 5:00 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 42 min.
Akron keeps the same time as its neighbours Townsend and Carters.
The postal system lists 12 codes for Akron.
The clock in Akron is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Akron identified?
- The time zone for Akron is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Akron change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Akron: No.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Akron?
- Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:00 PM.