Time zones similar to or like Central Time Zone

Time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: Wikipedia

Time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−08:00). Wikipedia

Divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the United States observing daylight saving time for approximately the spring, summer, and fall months. The time zone boundaries and DST observance are regulated by the Department of Transportation. Wikipedia

The scheduling of television programming in North America (namely the United States, Canada, and Mexico) must cope with different time zones. The United States (excluding territories) has six time zones (Hawaii–Aleutian, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern), with further variation in the observance of daylight saving time. Wikipedia

List representing time zones by country. Countries are ranked by total number of time zones on their territory. Wikipedia

In effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−06:00). Based on the mean solar time at the 105th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. Wikipedia