Sanford in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.4868, -89.4270
- Elevation
- 66 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1393 km away
- Same name
- 20 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sanford, Mississippi, United States
On this page the local time of Sanford, Mississippi, United States is updated live, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Sanford, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Sanford
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Sanford keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:44 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 6:51 PM
Weather in Sanford right now
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Sanford and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04073
- 23426
- 27330
- 27331
- 27332
- 32771
- 32772
- 32773
- 48657
- 79078
- 81151
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 Sanford
- Sanford Florida, United States
- Sanford North Carolina, United States
- Sanford Maine, United States
- Sanford Colorado, United States
- Sanford Michigan, 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
Time and daylight in Sanford
Sanford runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: Yes.
Today Sanford sees sunrise at 7:02 AM, sunset at 6:26 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 24 min.
The hour in Sanford is the hour in Lux and Union as well.
The postal code count for Sanford is 11.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Sanford in for local time?
- For local time, Sanford is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Sanford affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- What time will the sun set in Sanford today?
- Today it sets at 6:26 PM.