Hello how may I help you? I had a general question about time zones, could you help? How do time zones exactly work? I can tell you what time it is in any time zone. I'm afraid I can't tell you how time zones work. Can you tell me how many time zones we have in the United States? I'm sorry. I can't provide general information about time zones. I can only provide you with the time in different time zones. And what time zone is New York and California? New York is in the Eastern time zone. California is in the Pacific time zone. It is 4:51 PM there. Great and lastly what time is it in New York? It is currently 7:52 PM in New York. Perfect, thanks for helping me out today You are welcome.