Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.8723, -88.4417
- Elevation
- 92 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1162 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Mississippi, United States
Look up the current time in Athens, Mississippi, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Athens keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
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 Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, 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
- Bolivar (historical) — 2.8 km
- Vassar (historical) — 4.2 km
- Monroe County — 4.2 km
- Greenbrier (historical) — 4.8 km
- Westville — 5.5 km
- Acker (historical) — 6.3 km
About the time in Athens
Postal codes tied to Athens number 12.
The zone applied in Athens is America/Chicago with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
For Athens today, sunrise is 7:00 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 20 min.
The local time of Athens is shared by neighbouring Bolivar (historical) and Monroe County.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Athens?
- The time zone local to Athens is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Athens — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Athens: Yes.
- What time is last light in Athens?
- The sun sets at 6:20 PM.