In the United States, the time zone includes the entire area of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. It also includes parts of Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

Where does it change from Central to Eastern time?

It is in these states that the change takes place from the Central Time Zone to the Eastern Time Zone or vice versa. The five states that partly observe both Central and Eastern time zones are; Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee. Most of the state of Florida observes the Eastern Time.

Is California on Central time?

California is in the Pacific Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). US Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-8 ).