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- No, not all US states are in the same time zone. The United States is divided into nine standard time zones, each covering different states, territories, and other US possessions. Additionally, most of the country observes daylight saving time (DST) during the spring, summer, and fall months.
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This is a list of U.S. states (and the one federal district, Washington, D.C.) and territories showing their time zones. Most of the United States uses Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the summer. In the list, it will say if the state does not use DST.
StateTime ZoneCentral Standard Time (CST)Most of the state: Alaska Standard Time ...Western Aleutian Islands: Hawaii–Aleutian ...Mountain Standard Time (MST)Many of the states are not completely within a single timezone, but rather, due to their size, are divided between two different time zones: Eastern Time Zone (ET) The Eastern Time Zone covers the easternmost parts of the contiguous United States.
For more about the time zones of the U.S. see time in the United States. Most states are entirely contained within one time zone. However, some states are in two time zones, due to geographical, socio-political or economic reasons.
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
Time zones: Hawaii-Aleutian time and Alaska time Before, Alaska had four time zones, but in 1983, the government consolidated the time zones to two: Hawaii-Aleutian time for the westernmost Aleutian Islands and Alaska time for the rest of the state.
Time zones: Mountain Standard Time and Mountain time Almost all of Arizona observes Mountain time, even if it is Mountain Daylight Time or Mountain Standard Time in the state. Unlike Arizona, Navajo Nation observes Daylight Saving Time. Arizona was able to abolish DST based on the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, giving each state or terri...
Time zones: Central time and Eastern time The Eastern and Central time zones in Florida divide along the Apalachicola River. Eastern time is called "fast time." Meanwhile, Central time is called "slow time."
Time zones: Pacific time and Mountain time The Time Zone Bridge in Riggins, which spans the Salmon River, divides the Pacific Time Zone from the Mountain Time Zone.
Time zones: Central time and Eastern time Indiana was in the Central Time Zone, but in 1969, the federal government established time zone boundaries causing the six counties in the northwestern part of Indiana and six in the southwestern section in the Central Time Zone.
Time zones: Mountain time and Central time Four counties in Kansas observe Central time while four counties on the state's western border are on Mountain time.
Time zones: Central time and Eastern time About 60% of the state observes Eastern time because Louisville switched to Eastern time from Central in 1961.
Time zones: Central time and Eastern time The state of Michigan used to be on Central time. However, it shifted to Eastern time over the 20th century.
Time zones: Mountain time and Central time Nebraska's western section of the Cornhusker State, together with counties in the state's panhandle, follows the Mountain Time Zone. On the other hand, most of the state's population is in the Central Time Zone.
Time zones: Pacific Time and Mountain Time Most of the state observes the Pacific time, except for West Wendover, which observes Mountain time.
There are 13 states with dual time zones: Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida as also illustrated in the below map. Almost all states observe daylight savings, with the exception of Arizona and Hawaii.
Find the exact time difference with the Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator which converts the time difference between places and time zones all over the world.
The territory of the 50 US states extends over eight standard time zones, from UTC (GMT) −4 to −11 hours. There are six designated US time zones; and there are four time zones in the contiguous USA.
