What time zone am I in?
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The red pin is the spot being looked up; the shaded area is the ZIP code area it falls inside, which the answer above is read from. Click the map to look up another spot.
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How it works
This page asks your browser where you are, finds the ZIP code area that point falls inside, and reads the time zone on file for that area. Your browser's own time zone rules then give the abbreviation, the offset from UTC and the local time for today's date, so daylight saving time is counted when it applies.
Your device's clock setting is shown separately, below the answer, because it is a setting and can be wrong: after a flight, behind a VPN, or set by hand. When it disagrees with where you are, the page says so.
Also from the same lookup: your ZIP code, your county and your area code.
US time zones
The 33,791 ZIP code areas on file by time zone, with the states each zone reaches, most ZIP code areas first.
| Time zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Now | ZIP code areas | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | EST, UTC−5 | EDT, UTC−4 | — | 14,969 | Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, Indiana, New Jersey, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, South Carolina, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Delaware, District of Columbia, Alabama |
| Central | CST, UTC−6 | CDT, UTC−5 | — | 12,633 | Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida, Michigan |
| Pacific | PST, UTC−8 | PDT, UTC−7 | — | 3,086 | California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho |
| Mountain | MST, UTC−7 | MDT, UTC−6 | — | 2,227 | Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, Kansas |
| Mountain, no daylight saving (Arizona) | MST, UTC−7 | none | — | 385 | Arizona |
| Alaska | AKST, UTC−9 | AKDT, UTC−8 | — | 243 | Alaska |
| Atlantic (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) | AST, UTC−4 | none | — | 138 | Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Hawaii-Aleutian | HST, UTC−10 | HDT, UTC−9 (Aleutians only) | — | 99 | Hawaii, Alaska |
| Chamorro (Guam, Northern Marianas) | ChST, UTC+10 | none | — | 10 | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Samoa (American Samoa) | SST, UTC−11 | none | — | 1 | American Samoa |
Questions
How does this find my time zone?
Your browser tells the page where you are. The page finds the ZIP code area that point is inside and reads the time zone on file for it; the current time and its abbreviation then come from your browser's built-in time zone rules, so daylight saving time is applied for today's date.
Why does my computer show a different time zone?
Your device's clock follows its own time zone setting, which can be wrong after travel, set by hand, or taken from a VPN or work network. The page shows that setting separately, below the answer, and says when it disagrees with where you are.
Which states are in two time zones?
Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas have ZIP code areas in more than one zone. Arizona is split differently: most of the state keeps Mountain Standard Time all year while the Navajo Nation changes its clocks.
When does daylight saving time start and end?
In the United States it starts at 2 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico and the island territories do not change their clocks.
Do you store my location?
No. Your coordinates are sent once, inside the request rather than in its address, to look up the ZIP code areas around you, and they are neither logged nor kept.