Petal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.3466, -89.2601
- Elevation
- 48 m above sea level
- Population
- 10 701
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1391 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Petal, Mississippi, United States
Get the current local time in Petal, Mississippi, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Petal, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Petal
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Petal keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 5:07 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Petal right now
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Petal and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39465
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 Petal
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
- Harvey — 1.7 km
- Forrest Garden Mobile Home Park — 3.0 km
- Carterville — 3.2 km
- Dragon — 3.5 km
- Hattiesburg — 3.6 km
- Woodlawn Court — 4.8 km
About the time in Petal
1 postal code serve Petal.
Petal marks time with America/Chicago at an offset of UTC−6. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
For Petal today, sunrise is 6:16 AM and sunset is 5:07 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 51 min.
If you are looking near Petal, both Harvey and Forrest Garden Mobile Home Park keep the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Petal?
- Local time in Petal is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Petal shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Petal: No.
- When does the sun come up in Petal?
- Sunrise in Petal is at 6:16 AM.