Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2776, -88.7085
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1036 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Illinois, United States
This page keeps the current time in Benton, Illinois, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Benton, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:07 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 6:33 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 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
- Round Knob — 4.2 km
- Big Bay — 4.5 km
- Massac County — 6.5 km
- New Columbia — 7.0 km
- Reevesville — 7.4 km
- Georges Creek — 7.6 km
Benton: clock, sun and surroundings
In Benton the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Benton at 7:13 AM, and the sun sets at 6:07 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 53 min.
Clocks in Round Knob and Big Bay read the same as clocks in Benton.
Within Benton, postal codes number 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Benton?
- Benton is assigned to the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Benton stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Benton: Yes.
- What hour brings sunset in Benton?
- The hour is 6:07 PM.