Prentiss County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.6183, -88.5201
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1127 km away
What time is it in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States
This page shows the time of day in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Prentiss County, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Prentiss County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Prentiss County, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 11 h 21 min Night 12 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:47 PM
Weather in Prentiss County right now
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Prentiss County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 38880 Wheeler — 5.7 km away
- 38829 Booneville — 6.1 km away
- 38856 Marietta — 14.5 km away
- 38824 Baldwyn — 14.7 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
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
- Lake City — 3.8 km
- Sunflower — 5.8 km
- Blythes Chapel — 6.0 km
- Booneville — 6.1 km
- Hills Chapel — 6.2 km
- Hobo Station — 8.1 km
Prentiss County: clock, sun and surroundings
Clocks in Lake City and Sunflower read the same as clocks in Prentiss County.
Within Prentiss County, postal codes number 4.
People in Prentiss County keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
First light in Prentiss County comes at 7:01 AM today; darkness returns after 6:21 PM. The day gives 11 h 21 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Prentiss County?
- America/Chicago corresponds to Prentiss County and has an offset of −5.
- Do people in Prentiss County set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Prentiss County: Yes.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Prentiss County today?
- Sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:21 PM.