Canada The province of
Manitoba is the only
province or territory in Canada that observes Central Time in all areas. The following Canadian provinces and territories observe Central Time in the areas noted, while their other areas observe
Eastern Time: •
Nunavut (territory): western areas (most of
Kivalliq Region and part of
Qikiqtaaluk Region) •
Ontario (province): a portion of the northwest bordering southeastern Manitoba, in and around
Kenora. Also, most of the province of
Saskatchewan is on Central Standard Time year-round, never adjusting for Daylight Saving Time. One major exception includes
Lloydminster, a city whose borders overlap both
Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city charter stipulates that it shall observe
Mountain Time and DST, putting the community on the same time as all of Alberta (UTC−7) in the winter, and in time with Saskatchewan (UTC−6) during the summer.
United States Ten states are contained entirely in the Central Time Zone: •
Alabama •
Arkansas •
Illinois •
Iowa •
Louisiana •
Minnesota •
Mississippi •
Missouri •
Oklahoma •
Wisconsin Five states are split between the Central Time Zone and the
Mountain Time Zone: •
Kansas: all except for
Sherman,
Wallace,
Greeley, and
Hamilton counties •
Nebraska: eastern two thirds including the east part of
Cherry County •
North Dakota: all except for southwest regions, south part of
McKenzie County, and the majority of
Dunn County and far western
Sioux County •
South Dakota: eastern half including part of
Stanley County •
Texas: all except for
El Paso,
Hudspeth, and northwestern
Culberson counties Five states are split between the Central Time Zone and the
Eastern Time Zone: •
Florida:
Florida panhandle west of the
Apalachicola River;
Franklin County west of the Apalachicola River and the northern parts of
Gulf County are in the Central Time Zone •
Indiana:
Northwest Indiana and most of
Southwestern Indiana, including the
Evansville metropolitan area •
Kentucky: the western portion of the state, including three major cities:
Bowling Green,
Owensboro and
Paducah •
Michigan: The four
Upper Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin:
Gogebic,
Iron,
Dickinson, and
Menominee counties •
Tennessee:
West Tennessee and
Middle Tennessee, including the major cities of
Nashville,
Memphis, and
Clarksville Additionally,
Phenix City, Alabama, and several nearby communities in
Russell County, Alabama, unofficially observe Eastern Time. This is due to their close proximity to
Columbus, Georgia, which is on Eastern Time. Although legally located within the Central Time Zone,
Kenton, Oklahoma—located to the adjacent east of the defined border of the Central and Mountain time zones (at the Oklahoma−
New Mexico state line)—unofficially observes Mountain Time. This is reportedly because most people who interact with the town reside in either New Mexico or
Colorado.
Mexico Most of Mexico—roughly the eastern three-fourths—lies in the Central Time Zone, except for
five northwestern states (
Baja California,
Baja California Sur,
Sinaloa,
Sonora, and most of
Nayarit) and one southeastern state (
Quintana Roo). It is known locally as the
Zona Centro. The federal entities of
Mexico that observe Central Time: •
Aguascalientes •
Campeche •
Chihuahua – Excluding the municipalities of
Janos,
Ascensión,
Juárez,
Guadalupe, and
Práxedis Gilberto Guerrero, which observe
Mountain Time with
DST. Additionally, counties east of Guadalupe observe Daylight Savings in Central Time. •
Coahuila •
Colima – except for the
Revillagigedo Islands, in which the inner islands use UTC−7 and the outer island uses UTC−8 •
Chiapas •
Durango •
Guanajuato •
Guerrero •
Hidalgo •
Jalisco •
Mexico City •
Michoacán •
Morelos •
Nayarit – *only the municipality of
Bahía de Banderas, rest of the state uses UTC−7 •
Nuevo León •
Oaxaca •
Puebla •
Querétaro •
San Luis Potosí •
State of Mexico •
Tabasco •
Tamaulipas •
Tlaxcala •
Veracruz •
Yucatán •
Zacatecas Central America Out of the seven countries comprising
Central America, all but one use Central Standard Time year-round: •
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras, and
Nicaragua. ==Central Daylight Time==