Rankin County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2641, -89.9458
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1379 km away
What time is it in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States
See the local time in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Rankin County, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Rankin County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Rankin County keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 11 h 23 min Night 12 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Rankin County right now
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Rankin County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39043 Brandon — 4.0 km away
- 39042 Brandon — 4.7 km away
- 39298 Jackson — 7.6 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
- Easthaven — 3.5 km
- Brandon — 3.9 km
- Rankin — 4.4 km
- Value — 5.4 km
- Sherwood Forest — 6.5 km
- Hunters Woods — 7.8 km
Time and daylight in Rankin County
The hour in Rankin County is the hour in Easthaven and Brandon as well.
The register holds 3 postal codes for Rankin County.
The time zone used in Rankin County is America/Chicago, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today's daylight in Rankin County begins at 7:05 AM and finishes at 6:28 PM. The total is 11 h 23 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Rankin County?
- Rankin County uses the America/Chicago time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Rankin County?
- Yes.
- How early does the sun rise in Rankin County?
- The first sunlight comes at 7:05 AM.