Time in Indiana

Indiana is in the Great Lakes region of the U.S., in the northeastern-central part of the country.
Location of the state of Indiana in the United States, highlighted in red.

The U.S. state of Indiana is divided into Eastern and Central time zones. The official dividing line has generally moved progressively west from its original location on the Indiana–Ohio border, to a position dividing Indiana down the middle, and finally to its current location along much of the Indiana–Illinois border. This change primarily occurred to ease communications with Indiana and New York.[1] In April 2006, several southwestern and northwestern counties reverted to Central time.

As much of Indiana is on the western frontier of the Eastern time zone, there was opposition from many in the state to observing daylight saving time there for decades.[2] In 2005, the Indiana General Assembly reached a decision to implement daylight saving time state-wide beginning in April 2006.

  1. ^ column, Susannah Dillion and Hugh Kremer Guest. "Indiana does not belong in Eastern Time zone". Reporter-Times. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Campbell, Alex (March 10, 2013). "Some Pine for Different Time in Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.