Time in Alaska

Alaska is officially covered by two time zones - the Alaska Time Zone and the Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone. The Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone is used for the Aleutian Islands west of 169°30′W (Islands of Four Mountains, Andreanof Islands, Rat Islands and Near Islands),[1] and the rest of the state uses the Alaska Time Zone.[2] The entirety of Alaska observes daylight saving time.

The town of Hyder, because it essentially is a single town split by the border between the United States and Canada, unofficially observes Pacific Time including DST (UTC−08:00, DST UTC−07:00) like its neighbor Stewart, British Columbia, with the exception of the U.S. Post Office (because it is a federal facility).[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "eCFR :: 49 CFR 71.12 - - Hawaii-Aleutian zone". Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "eCFR :: 49 CFR 71.11 - - Alaska zone". Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Exceptions, Oddities and Notes". OnTimeZone.com. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Bohrer, Becky (April 26, 2021). "Dunleavy shares COVID vaccine with Canadian town". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Levin, Dan (July 4, 2016). "In Hyder, roaming grizzlies, no police and large doses of Canada". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 12, 2023.