Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8506, -89.1223
- Elevation
- 233 m above sea level
- Population
- 428
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1053 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Illinois, United States
This page shows the current local time in Benson, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Benson, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Benson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:19 AM Solar noon 12:42 PM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Benson right now
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Benson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05731
- 21018
- 27504
- 56215
- 61516
- 85602
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 Illinois
Other places named Benson
- Benson England, United Kingdom
- Benson Arizona, United States
- Benson North Carolina, United States
- Benson Minnesota, United States
- Benson Utah, 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
- Woodford — 7.9 km
- Roanoke — 8.7 km
- Minonk — 9.5 km
- Woodford County — 10.2 km
- Pattonsburg — 11.0 km
- Panola — 11.3 km
Time and daylight in Benson
Clocks in Woodford and Roanoke read the same as clocks in Benson.
The register holds 6 postal codes for Benson.
Time in Benson follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:19 AM in Benson and sets at 6:05 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 46 min.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Benson?
- Benson is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Benson apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- Yes.
- When does daylight end in Benson?
- Daylight ends at 6:05 PM.