Houston in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.4126, -88.7000
- Elevation
- 135 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1275 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Houston, Mississippi, United States
Right now in Houston, Mississippi, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Houston, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Houston
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Houston, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 5:00 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Houston right now
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Houston and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 15342
- 19954
- 35572
- 38851
- 45333
- 55943
- 65483
- 72070
- 77001
- 77002
- 77003
- 77004
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 Houston
- Houston Texas, United States
- Houston Scotland, United Kingdom
- Houston Mississippi, United States
- Houston British Columbia, Canada
- Houston Alaska, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
- Nashville United States
Nearby places
- Poplar Springs — 1.0 km
- Lauderdale County — 3.6 km
- Complete — 4.7 km
- Marion — 4.9 km
- Meridian — 5.4 km
- Bonita — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Houston
The sky over Houston lightens at 6:19 AM and the sun sets at 5:00 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 41 min today.
Neighbours of Houston such as Poplar Springs and Lauderdale County share its clock.
The postal system lists 12 codes for Houston.
Houston keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−6. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Houston?
- The time zone of Houston is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Houston?
- No.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Houston today?
- Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 5:00 PM.