Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.2299, -90.1173
- Elevation
- 103 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1462 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Mississippi, United States
Below is the local time in Salem, Mississippi, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Salem, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Salem keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:54 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
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 Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, 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
- Melis — 0.4 km
- China Grove — 6.4 km
- Dinan — 7.3 km
- Darbun — 8.4 km
- Walthall County — 9.1 km
- Sartinville — 10.8 km
About the time in Salem
There are 12 postal code zones in Salem.
Local clocks in Salem answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
The sky over Salem lightens at 6:19 AM and the sun sets at 5:12 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 53 min today.
The clock in nearby Melis and China Grove follows Salem.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Salem?
- The time zone that applies to Salem is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Salem?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Salem?
- The sun is rising at 6:19 AM.