US time zones by state
There are 9 standard time zones in the US officially defined by federal law. The entire 50 states and the District of Columbia have 6 main time zones.
- UTC-05:00 Eastern Time Zone, the most populous in the USA, includes the District of Columbia with the capital city of Washington and 23 states wholly or partially located within this zone. De facto the Eastern Time often is used as the USA official time.
- UTC-06:00 Central Time Zone, the largest one by area, encompasses 20 states, but only 10 of them are located entirely within zone's boundaries, all remaining states have some exceptions.
- UTC-07:00 Mountain Time Zone includes 14 states, only 6 of them are wholly in this zone, all the others use the Mountain Time in some parts of their territories.
- UTC-08:00 Pacific Time Zone covers 6 states - the entire states of California and Washington, most of Nevada and Oregon with some exceptions, the Metlakatla Indian Community in Alaska, and some northern parts of Idaho.
- UTC-09:00 Alaska Time Zone, as clearly observed in its name, includes the most of the territory of Alaska.
- UTC-10:00 Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone covers Hawaii and western part of the Aleutian Islands belonging to Alaska.
Other 3 time zones are used in the insular areas of the US, outside of the states.
- UTC-04:00 Atlantic Time Zone comprises the Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
- UTC-11:00 Samoa Time Zone embraces the American Samoa islands in the South Pacific.
- UTC+10:00 Chamorro Time Zone comprises Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, located in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Nowadays, 48 of the US states use Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the summer period, the exceptions are Arizona, where most of the territories do not change to DST (since 1967), and the entire Hawaii, which has never observed the summer time. All insular territories like Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have no DST.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2024 - starts on Sunday, March 10, 2024, 02:00 local time (clock by 1 hour ahead) - ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024, 02:00 local time (clock by 1 hour back)
Alphabetical list of U.S. states with their standard time zones and DST
| State with two–letter abbreviation | Capital and the largest city | UTC time offset (2024) | DST |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Alabama (AL) | Montgomery, Birmingham | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Alaska (AK), most of | Juneau, Anchorage | -09:00 | -08:00 |
| Alaska (AK), small part | Adak, Unalaska | -10:00 | -09:00 |
| Alaska (AK), small part | Metlakatla Indian Community | -08:00 | none |
| Arizona (AZ), most of | Phoenix | -07:00 | none |
| Arizona (AZ), small part | Window Rock | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| Arkansas (AR) | Little Rock | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| C | |||
| California (CA) | Sacramento, Los Angeles | -08:00 | -07:00 |
| Colorado (CO) | Denver | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| Connecticut (CT) | Hartford, Bridgeport | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| D | |||
| Delaware (DE) | Dover, Wilmington | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Washington, D.C. (capital of USA) | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| F | |||
| Florida (FL), most of | Tallahassee, Jacksonville | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Florida (FL), small part | Pensacola | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| G | |||
| Georgia (GA) | Atlanta | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| H | |||
| Hawaii (HI) | Honolulu | -10:00 | none |
| I | |||
| Idaho (ID), most of | Boise | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| Idaho (ID), small part | Coeur d'Alene | -08:00 | -07:00 |
| Illinois (IL) | Springfield, Chicago | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Indiana (IN), most of | Indianapolis | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Indiana (IN), small part | Gary, Evansville | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Iowa (IA) | Des Moines | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| K | |||
| Kansas (KS), most of | Topeka, Wichita | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Kansas (KS), small part | Goodland | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| Kentucky (KY), most of | Frankfort, Louisville | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Kentucky (KY), small part | Bowling Green | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| L | |||
| Louisiana (LA) | Baton Rouge, New Orleans | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| M | |||
| Maine (ME) | Augusta, Portland | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Maryland (MD) | Annapolis, Baltimore | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Boston | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Michigan (MI), most of | Lansing, Detroit | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Michigan (MI), small part | Iron Mountain | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Minnesota (MN) | St. Paul, Minneapolis | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Mississippi (MS) | Jackson | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Missouri (MO) | Jefferson City, Kansas City | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Montana (MT) | Helena, Billings | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| N | |||
| Nebraska (NE), most of | Lincoln, Omaha | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Nebraska (NE), small part | Scottsbluff, Chadron | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| Nevada (NV), most of | Carson City, Las Vegas | -08:00 | -07:00 |
| Nevada (NV), small part | West Wendover | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Concord, Manchester | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| New Jersey (NJ) | Trenton, Newark | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| New Mexico (NM) | Santa Fe, Albuquerque | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| New York (NY) | Albany, New York City | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| North Carolina (NC) | Raleigh, Charlotte | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| North Dakota (ND), most of | Bismarck, Fargo | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| North Dakota (ND), small part | Dickinson | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| O | |||
| Ohio (OH) | Columbus | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Oklahoma City | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Oregon (OR), most of | Salem, Portland | -08:00 | -07:00 |
| Oregon (OR), small part | Ontario | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| P | |||
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Harrisburg, Philadelphia | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| R | |||
| Rhode Island (RI) | Providence | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| S | |||
| South Carolina (SC) | Columbia, Charleston | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| South Dakota (SD), most of | Pierre, Sioux Falls | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| South Dakota (SD), small part | Rapid City | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| T | |||
| Tennessee (TN), most of | Nashville | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Tennessee (TN), small part | Knoxville, Chattanooga | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Texas (TX), most of | Austin, Houston | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Texas (TX), small part | El Paso | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| U | |||
| Utah (UT) | Salt Lake City | -07:00 | -06:00 |
| V | |||
| Vermont (VT) | Montpelier, Burlington | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Virginia (VA) | Richmond, Virginia Beach | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| W | |||
| Washington (WA) | Olympia, Seattle | -08:00 | -07:00 |
| West Virginia (WV) | Charleston | -05:00 | -04:00 |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Madison, Milwaukee | -06:00 | -05:00 |
| Wyoming (WY) | Cheyenne | -07:00 | -06:00 |
Some overseas territories governed by the USA in the Pacific and the Caribbean, so called the United States Minor Outlying Islands have the following standard time zones not specified in the federal law, and these areas don't change to DST.
- UTC+12 - Wake Island,
- UTC−12 - Baker Island and Howland Island,
- UTC−11 - Jarvis Island, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef,
- UTC−10 - Johnston Atoll,
- UTC−05 - Navassa Island.