In 1883, four standard time zones were created to bring order to the clock and country. Jennifer Lindahl is a Breaking and Trending Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team for Gannett/USA Today.

Have you ever tried to plan something with someone in a different time zone and you stop and say, “Wait, is this Eastern time ...

The whole state shares one time zone. What to know. Jennifer Lindahl. Montgomery Advertiser. Alabama touches three states that observe Eastern Time: Georgia, Tennessee and a small portion of Florida.

Instead of manually calculating the time difference between cities, you can use your iPhone to view multiple time zones.