Time zones do not necessarily follow state boundaries. Oregon and Idaho are split between the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, North and South Dakota are divided between Central and Mountain time zones. Florida, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee are split between Eastern and Central time zones.
The majority of time zone boundaries are international borders. Within countries that have multiple contiguous time zones, the boundaries usually coincide with political borders of the country's subdivisions. In a few of those countries, the time zone boundaries deviate from state, provincial or territorial borders to pass through more sparsely populated areas, to follow a certain line of longitude, not necessarily 7.5° plus a multiple of 15°, or to divide a subdivision that itself spans more than 15° of longitude.
Washington state is in the Pacific Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone.
The Eastern time zone has the most out of all of them
The timezone for the state of Illionis is centeral time zone.
The majority of time zone boundaries are international borders. Within countries that have multiple contiguous time zones, the boundaries usually coincide with political borders of the country's subdivisions. In a few of those countries, the time zone boundaries deviate from state, provincial or territorial borders to pass through more sparsely populated areas, to follow a certain line of longitude, not necessarily 7.5° plus a multiple of 15°, or to divide a subdivision that itself spans more than 15° of longitude.
different time zones are needed to tell time
Sometimes a portion of a state's boundary will match the time zone.According to one online map, these 12 states have some portion of their borders with other states on a time zone line and are solely in one time zone:CaliforniaNevadaUtahMontanaArizonaColoradoNew MexicoOklahomaIllinoisWisconsinAlabamaGeorgia13 states have some portion (however small) that span two time zones:AlaskaOregonIdahoNorth DakotaSouth DakotaNebraskaKansasTexas (a tiny portion of the pan handle)FloridaTennesseeKentuckyIndianaMichiganThe remaining 25 states have one time zone and do not have borders that match the time zone line.
15 degrees of longitude, on average, but the boundaries may vary to co-incide with local political geography e.g. national or state boundaries.
Washington state is in the Pacific Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone.
Washington is in the Pacific Time Zone.
The Eastern time zone has the most out of all of them
The timezone for the state of Illionis is centeral time zone.
New Mexico is in the same time zone as part of the state of
Florida is a state that is split between two time zones: Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone. The portion of the state that lies to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone, while the western portion is in the Central Time Zone.
The entire state of Wyoming is in Mountain Time Zone.