Merit in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.9279, -89.9087
- Elevation
- 89 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1398 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Merit, Mississippi, United States
Local time in Merit, Mississippi, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Merit, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Merit
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Merit, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:20 AM Solar noon 11:44 AM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 49 min Night 13 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:54 AM – 5:34 PM
Weather in Merit right now
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Merit and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 75458
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 Merit
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
- Simpson County — 1.9 km
- Mendenhall — 5.2 km
- D'Lo — 6.5 km
- Weathersby — 7.4 km
- Westville — 7.5 km
- Pinola — 7.6 km
Local time details for Merit
Delivery zones in Merit are marked by 1 postal code.
The zone covering Merit is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−6. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Today Merit gets sunrise at 6:20 AM and sunset at 5:09 PM. That leaves 10 h 49 min of daylight.
Simpson County and Mendenhall sit close to Merit and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Merit in?
- Merit is in the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Does Merit go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Merit: No.
- What time will the sun rise in Merit today?
- Today it rises at 6:20 AM.