Meridian in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.3643, -88.7037
- Population
- 39 661
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1279 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Local time in Meridian, Mississippi, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Meridian, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Meridian
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Meridian.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 5:28 PM
Weather in Meridian right now
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Meridian and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13113
- 31319
- 39301
- 39302
- 39303
- 39304
- 39305
- 39307
- 39309
- 73058
- 76665
- 83642
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 Meridian
- Meridian Idaho, United States
- Meridian Pennsylvania, United States
- Meridian Colorado, United States
- Meridian Oklahoma, United States
- Meridian Texas, 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
- Complete — 2.9 km
- Bonita — 3.6 km
- Savannah Grove — 4.4 km
- Poplar Springs — 4.4 km
- Houston — 5.4 km
- Lauderdale County — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Meridian
There are 12 postal codes assigned to Meridian.
Meridian is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −6. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Today in Meridian the sun appears at 6:16 AM and sets again at 5:03 PM. Daylight holds for 10 h 46 min.
The hour in Meridian is the hour in Complete and Bonita as well.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Meridian?
- Meridian is in America/Chicago, which has an offset of −6.
- Is the time in Meridian adjusted seasonally?
- No.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Meridian — what are they?
- Sunrise at 6:16 AM, sunset at 5:03 PM.