The United States is a country in the Western Hemisphere. It consists of forty–eight contiguous
states in North America, Alaska, a peninsula that forms the north-westernmost part of North
America, and Hawaii, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. There are several United States territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
US Time Zones
- Hawaii Standard Time (UTC–10)
- Alaska Standard Time (UTC–09)
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC–08)
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC–07)
- Central Standard Time (UTC–06)
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC–05)
Daylight Saving Time Zone Map of the USA begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m.
US Time Zone With States
States are listed in order from north to south, moving from west to east in each time zone. See the US time zone map above to get a better sense of where states and time zones are located.
- Hawaii Standard Time: Hawaii
- Alaska Standard Time: Alaska
- Pacific Standard Time: Washington; Oregon (western section); California; Idaho (northern section);
Nevada; - Mountain Standard Time: Montana; Oregon (eastern section); Idaho (southern section);
Utah; Arizona; Wyoming; Colorado; New Mexico; Texas (western section); North Dakota (south
western section); South Dakota (south western section); Nebraska (western section); Kansas
(western section) - Central Standard Time: North Dakota (eastern section); South Dakota (eastern section); Nebraska
(eastern section); Kansas (eastern section); Oklahoma; Texas; Minnesota; Iowa; Missouri; Arkansas;
Louisiana; Michigan (Upper Peninsula southern section); Wisconsin; Illinois; Kentucky (western
section); Tennessee (western section); Mississippi; Indiana (western section); Alabama; Florida
(north–western section) - Eastern Standard Time: Michigan (except for Upper Peninsula southern section); Indiana (eastern
section); Kentucky (eastern section); Tennessee (eastern section); Georgia; Florida (south–eastern
section); Ohio; West Virginia; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; New York; Pennsylvania;
Maryland; New Jersey; Delaware; Vermont; Massachusetts; Connecticut; New Hampshire; Rhode
Island; Maine
✅US Time Zone Map With Cities
The United States is spread across six time zones. From west to east, they are Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern.
✅Where Does the Time Zone Switch in the US?
Eastern Time is in effect in about 60% of Kentucky; the rest in the west observes Central Time. Most of Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC − 5 h), with only four counties (Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson, and Menominee) bordering Wisconsin in the southern part of the Upper Peninsula having Central Time.