West Coast of the United States

West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States, usually California, Oregon, and Washington. More specifically, the term refers to an area defined on the east by the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division.

Standard time zone:	UTC/GMT -8 hours
Daylight saving time:	+1 hour
Current time zone offset:	UTC/GMT -7 hours
Time zone abbreviation:	PDT - Pacific Daylight Time