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Map of Florida time zones. Counties in red follow central time. Counties in yellow follow eastern time. Counties with a checkerboard pattern have areas that follow both time zones. Entering Gulf County / Entering Eastern Time Zone. Most of Florida is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00, DST UTC−04:00).
In 1988, area code 407 was introduced for the Orlando area. [1] In 1995, area code 954 was introduced for Broward County. In 1996, area code 239 was introduced for southwest Florida and area code 352 for the areas around Gainesville and Ocala. Many new area codes were introduced in the first two decades of the 21st century, as a result of city ...
Area code 407 was created in 1988 in a split of area code 305, [1] Florida's original area code of 1947. When assigned, 407 included not only most of Central Florida, but also the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. In 1996, Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River, and St. Lucie counties were split from the number plan area and received area code 561.
A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy found that the four-week extension of daylight saving time in 2008 saved about 0.5% of the nation’s electricity per day, or 1.3 trillion watt ...
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Here's what that means, why we do it, and what you need to do (if anything).
The Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford MSA is further listed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as part of the Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona, Florida Combined Statistical Area (CSA). This includes the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach ( Volusia and Flagler counties), Lakeland-Winter Haven ( Polk County ), and Wildwood - The Villages ...
Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida.Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Greater Orlando area, though in recent times the Tampa Bay area has often been described as its own region, with "Central Florida" becoming more synonymous ...
Area code 321 is the area code serving Brevard County, Florida, Space Coast Region and Seminole County, Florida.The area code has been in use since November 1, 1999; it was assigned to Florida (instead of suburban Chicago) after a successful petition led by local resident Robert Osband to commemorate the Space Coast's impact on Brevard County.