Forrest County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.1889, -89.2579
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1402 km away
What time is it in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Forrest County, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Forrest County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Forrest County keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 11 h 00 min Night 13 h 00 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Forrest County right now
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Forrest County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39404 Hattiesburg — 4.0 km away
- 39406 Hattiesburg — 4.0 km away
- 39407 Hattiesburg — 4.0 km away
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
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
About the time in Forrest County
In Forrest County, first light arrives at 7:12 AM and the sun goes down at 6:12 PM. The day holds 11 h 00 min of light.
There is no time difference between Forrest County and nearby Wallis or Mclaurin.
The full list of postal codes for Forrest County runs to 3.
The time standard for Forrest County is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Forrest County?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Forrest County; its offset is −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Forrest County at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Forrest County: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Forrest County?
- Expect it at 6:12 PM.