Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.9967, -88.9201
- Elevation
- 144 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 041
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1039 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Illinois, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Benton, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Benton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:10 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 6:45 AM – 6:37 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 Illinois
Other places named Benton
- Benton Arkansas, United States
- Benton Kentucky, United States
- Benton Maine, United States
- Benton Louisiana, United States
- Benton Tennessee, 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
- Franklin County — 0.6 km
- West City — 1.4 km
- Steel City — 3.6 km
- Groat — 5.4 km
- Rend City — 6.6 km
- Benton Park — 7.0 km
Local time details for Benton
The postal code count for Benton is 12.
Benton runs on America/Chicago, which sits UTC−5 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: Yes.
The sun rises here at 7:12 AM and sets at 6:10 PM in Benton today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 58 min.
Same time, different place: Franklin County and West City near Benton.
Questions and answers
- Can Benton's time zone be given as America/Chicago?
- Yes, Benton's time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Benton — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Benton: Yes.
- What is the sunset time for Benton?
- 6:10 PM.