In some instances there are towns that recognize time zones unofficially. Texas: Mountain Time (far western portion including El Paso) and Central Time.Tennessee: Central Time and Eastern Time.Oregon: Pacific Time and Mountain Time (an eastern bite).South Dakota: Mountain Time and Central Time.North Dakota: Mountain Time and Central Time.This is the state that other source misses! Nevada: Pacific Time and Mountain Time (just barely – see my West Wendover page).Nebraska: Mountain Time and Central Time.Michigan: Central Time (a small portion of the Upper Peninsula bordering Wisconsin) and Eastern Time.Kentucky: Central Time and Eastern Time.Kansas: Mountain Time (a small western notch) and Central Time.Idaho: Pacific Time (northern panhandle) and Mountain Time.Florida: Central Time (western panhandle) and Eastern Time.Alaska: Hawaii-Aleutian Time (Aleutian Islands west of 169° 30’ west) and Alaskan Time.This list provides the 14 (fourteen!) states within the United States separated by a time zone boundary: This section of the United States Code is definitive so it provides the answer readily. States can decide whether to recognize Daylight Saving Time or not, but they cannot change the boundaries. Conveniently, it provides a comprehensive listing of time zones and boundaries in Title 49 of the United States Code, Subtitle A, Part 71. The Federal government determines time zone boundaries in the United States. Let’s quickly review the correct information by consulting the authoritative primary source. Authority figures don’t like to be shown up. You will need to explain to your quiz master, hunt organizer and/or school teacher that time zones actually split 14 states in the United State. There’s a reputable source providing the incorrect information and it currently comes up on the first page of a Google search. Thus, I dedicate today’s post to all the random students and lurkers seeking easy answers through search engines. Regular readers of Twelve Mile Circle should feel free to check back in a couple of days. So I am going to provide an answer as a public service. ![]() Otherwise it’s all too oddly coincidental to contemplate. I keep getting hits on my website looking for the list of “13 states split by time zones.” There must be some kind of trivia quiz, scavenger hunt or homeschooling assignment in progress.
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