Charleston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0068, -90.0568
- Elevation
- 66 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 048
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1284 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Charleston, Mississippi, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Charleston, Mississippi, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Charleston, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Charleston
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Charleston, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:27 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 36 min Night 13 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:01 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Charleston right now
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Charleston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04422
- 25301
- 25302
- 25304
- 25305
- 25306
- 25311
- 25312
- 25313
- 25314
- 25315
- 25317
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 Charleston
- Charleston South Carolina, United States
- Charleston West Virginia, United States
- Charleston Illinois, United States
- Charleston Missouri, United States
- Charleston Arkansas, 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
- Crevi (historical) — 4.4 km
- Center Point (historical) — 7.7 km
- Paynes — 9.6 km
- Tandy — 11.1 km
- Cowart — 11.4 km
- Tallahatchie County — 12.4 km
Time and daylight in Charleston
The horizon brightens over Charleston at 6:27 AM, and the sun sets at 5:03 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 36 min.
The time given for Charleston holds for nearby Crevi (historical) and Center Point (historical) too.
The number of postal codes covering Charleston is 12.
Local clocks in Charleston answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Charleston be stated?
- It should be stated as America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Do clocks change in Charleston during the year?
- Daylight saving in Charleston: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in Charleston?
- The hour is 6:27 AM.