Hancock County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.3938, -89.4746
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1477 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States
You can see the current local time of Hancock County, Mississippi, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Hancock County, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hancock County
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Hancock County, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 5:07 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:54 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Hancock County right now
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Hancock County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39521 Bay Saint Louis — 2.5 km away
- 39522 Stennis Space Center — 2.5 km away
- 39529 Stennis Space Center — 2.5 km away
- 39525 Diamondhead — 9.6 km away
- 39520 Bay Saint Louis — 11.0 km away
- 39556 Kiln — 11.7 km away
- 39576 Waveland — 14.3 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
Other places named Hancock County
- Hancock County Georgia, United States
- Hancock County Iowa, United States
- Hancock County Illinois, United States
- Hancock County Indiana, United States
- Hancock County Kentucky, 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
- Kiln — 4.2 km
- Silver Creek Acres — 7.6 km
- Fenton — 9.3 km
- Wiehe — 9.7 km
- Shoreline Park — 10.4 km
- Diamondhead — 10.6 km
Local time details for Hancock County
Hancock County gets its sunrise at 6:19 AM and its sunset at 5:07 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 10 h 48 min.
Kiln and Silver Creek Acres sit close to Hancock County and run on the same clock.
There are 7 postal code zones in Hancock County.
Hancock County uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−6 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Questions and answers
- Can Hancock County's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Hancock County's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Hancock County?
- No.
- What time is sunset in Hancock County?
- It is 5:07 PM.