Columbus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.4957, -88.4273
- Population
- 23 168
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1184 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Columbus, Mississippi, United States
The reading below is the local time in Columbus, Mississippi, United States, taken from the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Columbus, United States
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Columbus
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Columbus keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:48 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Columbus right now
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Columbus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08022
- 16405
- 28722
- 31901
- 31902
- 31903
- 31904
- 31906
- 31907
- 31908
- 31909
- 31914
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 Columbus
- Columbus Ohio, United States
- Columbus Georgia, United States
- Columbus Indiana, United States
- Columbus Nebraska, United States
- Columbus New Jersey, 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
- West Port (historical) — 2.7 km
- Lowndes County — 2.9 km
- Greenacres — 3.1 km
- Arrington Park — 3.1 km
- Pinehaven — 3.5 km
- Briarwood — 3.6 km
Columbus: clock, sun and surroundings
Sorting mail for Columbus involves 12 postal codes.
The time zone assigned to Columbus is America/Chicago, held at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
The sky over Columbus lightens at 6:13 AM and the sun sets at 5:03 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 50 min today.
For nearby West Port (historical) and Lowndes County, use the time shown for Columbus.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Columbus?
- The designation used for Columbus is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Columbus?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Columbus?
- Today the sun sets at 5:03 PM.