Time in Tennessee

Time in Tennessee, as in all U.S. states, is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation.

65 of the 95 counties in the state of Tennessee, comprising about 73 percent of its total area, lie in the Central Time Zone. This encompasses the entirety of the western and middle grand divisions plus three counties in East Tennessee, while the remaining 30 counties lie in the Eastern Time Zone.^[1][2]

Map of time zones in Tennesseee

All counties observe Daylight Saving Time.

Time zone boundary areas

Map of time zones following county lines in Tennesseee

Central boundary counties

• Bledsoe County (East)
• Cumberland County (East)
• Fentress County (Middle)
• Marion County (East)
• Sequatchie County (Middle)
• Pickett County (Middle)

Eastern boundary counties

• Hamilton County
• Morgan County
• Rhea County
• Roane County
• Scott County^[3]

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database identifier for Tennessee is America/New_York for the Eastern Time Zone portion and America/Chicago for the Central Time Zone portion.^[4]

See also

• Time in the United States
• List of counties in Tennessee