Richton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.3493, -88.9400
- Elevation
- 53 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 066
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1368 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Richton, Mississippi, United States
Watch the current local time in Richton, Mississippi, United States, running on the America/Chicago time 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 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:49 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
- East Side — 2.8 km
- Mcswain — 5.2 km
- Good Hope — 6.2 km
- Brewer — 7.5 km
- Rhodes — 9.5 km
- Hintonville — 10.0 km
About the time in Richton
Richton contains 1 postal code.
Richton runs its day on America/Chicago, which is offset UTC−5. Seasonal time adjustment: Yes.
Sun-up in Richton is 7:00 AM today and sun-down is 6:24 PM. That gap holds 11 h 24 min of daylight.
The time in Richton is also the time in nearby East Side and Mcswain.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Richton?
- The time zone local to Richton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Richton include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunrise in Richton?
- Yes, it is 7:00 AM.