Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.3587, -89.2384
- Elevation
- 162 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1255 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, Mississippi, United States
The reading below is the local time in Chester, Mississippi, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Chester, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Chester
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Chester keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:22 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 5:56 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01011
- 03036
- 05143
- 06412
- 07930
- 10918
- 19013
- 19016
- 21619
- 23831
- 23836
- 26034
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 Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester 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
- Choctaw County — 1.6 km
- Fentress — 7.0 km
- Williams — 7.5 km
- Ackerman — 8.1 km
- Bywy — 8.8 km
- Tuscan — 9.3 km
About the time in Chester
Chester belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−6. Summer time adjustment: No.
Today the sun rises over Chester at 6:22 AM and sets at 5:02 PM. That is 10 h 40 min of daylight in all.
If you are looking near Chester, both Choctaw County and Fentress keep the same time.
12 postal codes are attached to Chester.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Chester?
- Chester is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Does the local time in Chester include a summer time period?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to rise in Chester?
- Expect it at 6:22 AM.