Richton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.5790, -90.1495
- Elevation
- 77 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1374 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richton, Mississippi, United States
This page answers what time it is in Richton, Mississippi, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Richton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Richton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Richton, Mississippi.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:53 PM
Weather in Richton right now
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Richton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39476
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 Richton
- Richton Mississippi, 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
- Charlton — 2.0 km
- Stokes — 5.4 km
- Virlilia — 5.5 km
- Livingston — 6.9 km
- Ballard — 7.1 km
- Mannsdale — 7.3 km
Time and daylight in Richton
1 postal code is listed for Richton.
The time zone here in Richton is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
The sun climbs above Richton at 7:06 AM and dips below at 6:28 PM. Between them sit 11 h 22 min of daylight.
Time in Richton applies without change in Charlton and Stokes nearby.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Richton?
- The time zone designation for Richton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time applied in Richton?
- Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Richton?
- It disappears at 6:28 PM.