Current time in Bristol, United States
The current local time in Bristol is shown below. Bristol observes EST in winter and EDT during daylight saving time.
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What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Bristol?
Bristol uses Eastern Time on both sides of the state line, observing federal DST. The Tennessee side is unusual: most of the state is on Central Time, with the eastern third (including Knoxville and Chattanooga) on Eastern. The split runs around 100 kilometres west of Bristol, producing a one-hour change for residents driving toward Nashville. The Virginia side has no internal timezone variation, with the entire state on Eastern Time. The federal DST schedule applies uniformly.
What are the working hours in Bristol?
Bristol's working economy combines tourism around the Bristol Motor Speedway (the spring and autumn NASCAR weekends draw around 160,000 spectators each), the manufacturing sector (King Pharmaceuticals' former headquarters, Eastman Chemical's Kingsport operations 30 kilometres west), and the substantial healthcare sector around Bristol Regional Medical Center. Office hours run 08:00 to 17:00 in conventional sectors. The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in September and the annual NASCAR weekend events are the city's major scheduled draws.
Where is Bristol?
Bristol sits in the Appalachian Mountains on the Tennessee-Virginia state line, an unusual case of a single city divided by a state boundary that runs along State Street in the downtown. The metropolitan area holds around 305,000 residents across the surrounding Sullivan County (Tennessee) and Washington County (Virginia). The geography is the rolling southern Appalachian valley at around 480 metres elevation, with the Holston River running south of the city. The Bristol Motor Speedway, on the Tennessee side, is one of NASCAR's most distinctive short-track venues.