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   * ` findNumbers ` - finds numbers in text input.
   * ` PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder ` - provides geographical information related to a phone number.
   * ` PhoneNumberToCarrierMapper ` - provides carrier information related to a phone number.
+  * ` PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper ` - provides timezone information related to a phone number.
 
 # Demo (v8.4.2)
 [Java](http://libphonenumber.appspot.com/)
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+# Timezone Mapper
+
+The timezone mapper allows a likely timezone to be obtained for a given phone
+number. The timezone returned is the canonical ID from [CLDR](
+http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/zone_tzid.html), not a
+localised name (or any other identifier). For mobile phones which are associated
+with particular area codes, it returns the timezone of the area code; it does
+not track the user's current location in any way. This could be used to work out
+whether it is likely to be a good time to ring a user based on their provided
+number.
+
+Code Location:
+[java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper.java](https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber/blob/master/java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper.java)
+
+Example usage:
+
+```
+PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper timeZonesMapper = PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper.getInstance();
+
+List<String> timezones = timeZonesMapper.getTimeZonesForNumber(phoneNumber);
+```
+
+## Contributing to the timezone metadata
+
+The timezone metadata is auto-generated with few exceptions, so we cannot accept
+pull requests. If we have an error please file an issue and we'll see if we can
+make a generic fix.
+
+If making fixes in your own fork while you wait for this, build the metadata by
+running this command from the root of the repository (assuming you have `ant`
+installed):
+
+```
+ant -f java/build.xml build-timezones-data
+```
+
+Note that, due to our using stable CLDR timezone IDs, we do not change the ID
+for an existing timezone when the name of a region or subdivision changes. The
+library returns the *ID*, which you may use to get the localised name from CLDR.