Monroe County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.8922, -88.4805
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1164 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States
Learn the current time in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States, a place in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Monroe County, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Monroe County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Monroe County, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 11 h 20 min Night 12 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Monroe County right now
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Monroe County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 38825 Becker — 3.0 km away
- 39730 Aberdeen — 8.9 km away
- 38821 Amory — 10.3 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 Monroe County
- Monroe County Alabama, United States
- Monroe County Arkansas, United States
- Monroe County Florida, United States
- Monroe County Georgia, United States
- Monroe County Iowa, 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
- Acker (historical) — 2.7 km
- Greenbrier (historical) — 3.0 km
- Bolivar (historical) — 3.5 km
- Athens — 4.2 km
- Becker — 4.6 km
- Willcox (historical) — 6.1 km
Monroe County: clock, sun and surroundings
Monroe County includes 3 postal codes.
The clock in Monroe County is set to America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Today in Monroe County, daylight opens at 7:01 AM and closes at 6:20 PM. That span measures 11 h 20 min.
The clock does not change between Monroe County, Acker (historical) and Greenbrier (historical).
Questions and answers
- Can Monroe County's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Monroe County's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the hour in Monroe County changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- What time is sunset in Monroe County?
- It is 6:20 PM.