US Time Zone Map

Ohio Time Zone Map

Eastern Time, statewide.

Your time11:38 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC+5:30
Pacific timePacific11:08 AMSAT, OCT 31UTC-7
Mountain timeMountain12:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-6
Central timeCentral1:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-5
Eastern timeEastern2:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-4
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Time zones in Ohio

ZoneIANAStandardDaylightAbbr
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC−5UTC−4EST / EDT

All of Ohio runs Eastern Time (EST/EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer), with no Central areas; its cities Cleveland and Columbus follow the same clock.

Crossing the state line

Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and northern Kentucky all share Ohio’s Eastern Time, and so does most of Indiana. The nearest Central Time is in Indiana’s northwestern and southwestern corners and in western Kentucky.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone applies to Ohio?

Ohio is Eastern Time, statewide.

Does Ohio use a single time zone?

It does: Ohio is fully within Eastern Time.

What time zone is Cleveland in?

Cleveland is on Eastern Time (EST / EDT — UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer, IANA zone America/New_York).

Sources: zone boundaries from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s time zone regulations (49 CFR Part 71); offsets and daylight saving rules from the IANA time zone database. See Data Sources for how this site uses them.