Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.3068, -86.8178
- Elevation
- 43 m above sea level
- Population
- 46
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1147 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Alabama, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Benton, Alabama, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Benton, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Benton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:03 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:38 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Benton right now
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Benton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 17814
- 37307
- 39039
- 42025
- 50835
- 53803
- 62812
- 63736
- 67017
- 71006
- 72015
- 72018
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Benton
- Benton Arkansas, United States
- Benton Illinois, United States
- Benton Kentucky, United States
- Benton Maine, United States
- Benton Louisiana, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
About the time in Benton
Local clocks in Benton answer to America/Chicago, set UTC−5 from UTC. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight in Benton today runs from 7:03 AM to 6:01 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 58 min.
Look nearby and you will see Edsons and Petronia on the same clock as Benton.
Postal codes assigned across Benton total 12.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Benton follow?
- Benton follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks in Benton shift for daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does light leave Benton?
- Light leaves at 6:01 PM.