Ruth in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.3816, -90.3165
- Elevation
- 141 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1466 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ruth, Mississippi, United States
You can see the current local time of Ruth, Mississippi, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Ruth, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ruth
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Ruth keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:17 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 10 h 57 min Night 13 h 03 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Ruth right now
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Ruth and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39662
- 48470
- 89319
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 Ruth
- Ruth Nevada, United States
- Ruth North Carolina, United States
- Ruth California, United States
- Ruth West Virginia, United States
- Ruth Arkansas, 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
- Bristerville — 3.8 km
- Verna — 7.1 km
- Bristers Store — 8.0 km
- Wilkinson — 8.9 km
- Wellman — 9.5 km
- Pricedale — 10.3 km
Local time details for Ruth
Anyone in Bristerville or Verna reads the same clock as Ruth.
Postal codes tied to Ruth number 3.
The name of the time zone in Ruth is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
The sun comes up over Ruth at 7:17 AM today and drops below the horizon at 6:15 PM. That is 10 h 57 min between the two.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Ruth?
- The entry corresponding to Ruth is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Ruth?
- Yes.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Ruth?
- Sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.