Anchor in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.8268, -89.0381
- Elevation
- 102 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1212 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Anchor, Mississippi, United States
The local time in Anchor, Mississippi, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−6) — is shown on this page.
Anchor, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Anchor
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Anchor, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:17 AM Solar noon 11:41 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 5:30 PM
Weather in Anchor right now
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Anchor and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61720
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 Anchor
- Anchor Illinois, United States
- Anchor England, United Kingdom
- Anchor England, United Kingdom
- Anchor Louisiana, United States
- Anchor Oklahoma, 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
- Sonora — 4.1 km
- Bethel (historical) — 4.2 km
- Tabbville — 5.0 km
- Woodland — 5.5 km
- Hall — 7.4 km
- Congress (historical) — 8.4 km
Local time details for Anchor
The postal code count for Anchor is 1.
Anchor follows America/Chicago, giving it a UTC−6 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:17 AM in Anchor and goes down at 5:04 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 47 min.
Sonora and Bethel (historical), both nearby, hold the same time as Anchor.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Anchor follow?
- Anchor follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are the clocks in Anchor adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Anchor: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Anchor?
- Expect it at 5:04 PM.