Central in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.8813, -88.6542
- Elevation
- 64 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1382 km away
- Same name
- 92 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central, Mississippi, United States
This page shows the current local time in Central, Mississippi, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Central, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Central
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Central, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:59 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 11 h 25 min Night 12 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Central right now
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Central and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29630
- 47110
- 84722
- 85531
- 99730
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 Central
- Central Louisiana, United States
- Central Bahia, Brazil
- Central Ontario, Canada
- Central Central and Western, Hong Kong
- Central South Carolina, 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
- George County — 2.3 km
- Mountain (historical) — 5.0 km
- Crossroads — 5.4 km
- Isabell (historical) — 7.5 km
- Lucedale — 7.8 km
- Eubanks (historical) — 8.2 km
Local time details for Central
No adjustment is needed moving between Central, George County and Mountain (historical).
There are 5 postal codes assigned to Central.
Local time in Central is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Sunlight reaches Central at 6:59 AM and fades after 6:24 PM today. The span is 11 h 25 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Central?
- The time zone local to Central is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Central shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Central: Yes.
- What time is last light in Central?
- The sun sets at 6:24 PM.