Jackson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2988, -90.1848
- Population
- 153 701
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1395 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
The clock for Jackson, Mississippi, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Jackson, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jackson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Jackson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:19 PM Daylight 11 h 06 min Night 12 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Jackson right now
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Jackson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03846
- 08527
- 18825
- 27845
- 29831
- 30233
- 36545
- 38301
- 38302
- 38303
- 38305
- 38308
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
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
- Meridian 39 661
Other places named Jackson
- Jackson Tennessee, United States
- Jackson New Jersey, United States
- Jackson Michigan, United States
- Jackson Missouri, United States
- Jackson Wyoming, 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
- Flowood — 4.5 km
- Melvin Heights — 5.2 km
- Garden Park — 5.4 km
- Bates Park — 5.5 km
- Pearl — 5.6 km
- Pine Park — 5.9 km
Local time details for Jackson
Jackson is mapped by 12 postal codes.
Jackson sits in the America/Chicago time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
First light in Jackson comes at 7:13 AM today; darkness returns after 6:19 PM. The day gives 11 h 06 min of light.
Near Jackson you can add Flowood and Melvin Heights, both on the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Jackson?
- Time in Jackson follows the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Jackson?
- Yes.
- When does daylight end in Jackson?
- Daylight ends at 6:19 PM.