Canton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.6126, -90.0368
- Elevation
- 71 m above sea level
- Population
- 13 676
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1363 km away
- Same name
- 45 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canton, Mississippi, United States
This page shows the time of day in Canton, Mississippi, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Canton, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Canton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Canton right now
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Canton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02021
- 04221
- 06019
- 13617
- 17724
- 28716
- 30114
- 30115
- 30169
- 39046
- 44701
- 44702
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 Canton
- Canton Michigan, United States
- Canton Ohio, United States
- Canton Georgia, United States
- Canton Massachusetts, United States
- Canton Illinois, 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
- Maris Town — 2.1 km
- Madison County — 2.5 km
- Mill Town — 2.6 km
- Milltown — 3.3 km
- Ballard — 4.1 km
- Turnetta — 4.3 km
About the time in Canton
Canton has 12 postal codes in total.
Clocks in Canton are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise time for Canton today is 7:13 AM; sunset time is 6:18 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 05 min.
Set your clock for Canton and it will also be right in Maris Town and Madison County.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Canton?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Canton; its offset is −5.
- Will the time in Canton move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Canton: Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Canton?
- It disappears at 6:18 PM.