Those time zones are set by lines of longitude and, in some cases, split states. If you look at the map of time zones in the U.S., many of them run along state borders.

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If you look at the map of time zones in the U.S., many of them run along state borders. We just happen to live in one of the 15 states split into multiple time zones.