Jefferson County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7342, -91.0372
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1497 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States
The exact time in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States is given here, for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Jefferson County, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Jefferson County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Jefferson County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Jefferson County right now
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Jefferson County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39081 Harriston — 1.4 km away
- 39069 Fayette — 3.2 km away
- 39096 Lorman — 12.8 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 Jefferson County
- Jefferson County Alabama, United States
- Jefferson County Arkansas, United States
- Jefferson County Colorado, United States
- Jefferson County Florida, United States
- Jefferson County Georgia, 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
- Harriston — 1.1 km
- Phoenix (historical) — 2.0 km
- Deane (historical) — 2.7 km
- Stonington — 3.3 km
- Fayette — 3.4 km
- Melton — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Jefferson County
Jefferson County uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
For Jefferson County today, sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 58 min.
Harriston and Phoenix (historical) are near Jefferson County and do not differ from it in time.
Jefferson County spans 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Jefferson County?
- The time zone name for Jefferson County is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Jefferson County?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Jefferson County today?
- Today it sets at 6:18 PM.