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Location of the state of Indiana in the United States, highlighted in red.. The U.S. state of Indiana is divided into Eastern and Central time zones.The official dividing line has generally moved progressively west from its original location on the Indiana–Ohio border, to a position dividing Indiana down the middle, and finally to its current location along much of the Indiana–Illinois border.
Map of U.S. time zones with new CST and EST areas displayed. Some U.S. time zones, such as the Samoa Time Zone, are not on this map. This is a list of the time offsets by U.S. states, federal district, and territories. For more about the time zones of the U.S. see time in the United States. Most states are entirely contained within one time zone.
Indiana is one of 13 U.S. states that are divided into more than one time zone. Indiana's time zones have fluctuated over the past century. At present most of the state observes Eastern Time; six counties near Chicago and six near Evansville observe Central Time. [96] Debate continues on the matter. [97]
In 2005, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels made DST part of his economic plan, arguing that "Indiana Time" was bad for the state's economy because businesses outside of the state couldn't keep track of ...
In 1949, the Indiana General Assembly outlawed daylight saving time and a new law was passed making Central Time the state's official time zone. In 1968, however, Time Life Broadcasting led and won a federal lawsuit for the observance of DST. Following, the assembly placed northwest and southwest Indiana in the Central Time Zone and the rest of ...
Time in Indiana: Counties grouped by time zone. Lake Michigan shown in blue at top left. Standard DST US time zone ; Red : UTC−06:00: UTC−05:00: Central Time ...
Indiana and other states that observe daylight saving time will have an extra hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. DST 2024 time change: When clocks go back for daylight saving time in 2024
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00 ).