Richmond in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.1915, -88.5567
- Elevation
- 98 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1153 km away
- Same name
- 79 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richmond, Mississippi, United States
See the local time in Richmond, Mississippi, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Richmond, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Richmond
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Richmond.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 11 h 19 min Night 12 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Richmond right now
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Richmond and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01254
- 04357
- 05477
- 23173
- 23218
- 23219
- 23220
- 23221
- 23222
- 23223
- 23224
- 23225
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 Richmond
- Richmond Virginia, United States
- Richmond British Columbia, Canada
- Richmond California, United States
- Richmond Indiana, United States
- Richmond Kentucky, 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
- Greenwood — 5.2 km
- Evergreen — 5.3 km
- Ballardsville — 5.9 km
- Abney — 6.9 km
- Lee-Wamba Subdivision — 7.9 km
- Dorsey — 8.0 km
About the time in Richmond
Travelling from Richmond to Greenwood or Evergreen does not change the hour.
Coverage of Richmond by postal code amounts to 12 entries.
Local timekeeping in Richmond uses America/Chicago, equal to UTC−5. Summer clock change: Yes.
Richmond sees the sun rise at 7:01 AM and set at 6:20 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 19 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Richmond based on?
- The clock in Richmond is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Richmond?
- Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Richmond?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:20 PM.