Altus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.3409, -89.3962
- Elevation
- 139 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1212 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altus, Mississippi, United States
Look up the current time in Altus, Mississippi, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Altus, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altus
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Altus, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:20 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 5:05 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 5:54 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Altus right now
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Altus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 72821
- 73521
- 73522
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 Altus
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
- Denmark — 5.6 km
- Yocona — 7.2 km
- Rolling Woods — 7.5 km
- Porterton — 7.8 km
- Brittany Woods — 8.2 km
- Lafayette County — 8.3 km
Altus: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby settlements including Denmark and Yocona match the time in Altus.
3 codes are used to address mail in Altus.
Altus counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Today in Altus, daylight opens at 6:20 AM and closes at 5:05 PM. That span measures 10 h 45 min.
Questions and answers
- Should America/Chicago be used as the time zone for Altus?
- Yes, Altus uses America/Chicago, whose offset is −6.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Altus?
- No.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Altus?
- Yes, it is 5:05 PM.