Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9050, -103.6570
- Elevation
- 1305 m above sea level
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2314 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Colorado, United States
You can see the current local time of Benton, Colorado, United States on this page, in the America/Denver zone (−6).
Benton, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Benton
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Benton, Colorado.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 11 h 08 min Night 12 h 52 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:41 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 Colorado
- Denver 729 019
- Colorado Springs 456 568
- Aurora 359 407
- Fort Collins 170 924
- Lakewood 152 597
- Thornton 133 451
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/Denver
Nearby places
- Otero County — 5.2 km
- Ormega — 8.8 km
- Hawley — 9.9 km
- Roberta — 10.3 km
- Swink — 12.4 km
- La Junta — 13.3 km
Benton: clock, sun and surroundings
The postal system lists 12 codes for Benton.
The zone that governs Benton is America/Denver at UTC−6. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Today Benton gets sunrise at 7:07 AM and sunset at 6:15 PM. That leaves 11 h 08 min of daylight.
Benton keeps the same time as its neighbours Otero County and Ormega.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Benton?
- The time zone of Benton is America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Benton include a clock change?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Benton?
- 7:07 AM marks sunrise.