A majority of North Dakota counties are located in the Central Time Zone, with 8 counties in the southwest, west of the Missouri River, following Mountain Time.[1][2]
Entire county observing Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Part of county observing MST
Counties colored white observe central standard timeThe counties which observe MST are as follows:[3]
IANA time zone database
editIn the IANA time zone database, North Dakota is covered by five time zones, columns marked "*" contain the data from the file zone.tab:
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | comments* | UTC offset | UTC offset DST | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | +415100−0873900 | America/Chicago | Central (most areas) | |||
| US | +433649−1161209 | America/Boise | Mountain - ID (south), OR (east) | |||
| US | +471551−1014640 | America/North_Dakota/Beulah | Central - ND (Mercer) | |||
| US | +470659−1011757 | America/North_Dakota/Center | Central - ND (Oliver) | |||
| US | +465042−1012439 | America/North_Dakota/New_Salem | Central - ND (Morton rural) |
References
edit- ^ MacPherson, James (2017-01-20). "North Dakota resets the debate over time zone disparity". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Relocation of Standard Time Zone Boundary in the State of North Dakota: Mercer County". FederalRegister.gov. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "North Dakota Time". GreenwichMeanTime.com.