Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.5425, -92.5421
- Elevation
- 275 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1366 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Iowa, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Benson, Iowa, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Benson, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Benson, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:40 Solar noon 13:11 Sunset 19:42 Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 06:11 – 20:10
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 Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Benson
- Benson England, United Kingdom
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- 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
- High Acres Mobile Home Park — 5.0 km
- Cedar Falls Mobile Home Village — 5.0 km
- Norris Siding — 5.1 km
- Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park — 6.9 km
- Fredsville — 7.0 km
- New Hartford — 7.1 km
Benson: clock, sun and surroundings
Benson is served by a set of 6 postal codes.
Hours in Benson are kept by America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
In Benson the sun appears at 06:40 and disappears at 19:42 today. Daylight stretches 13 h 02 min.
Cedar Falls Mobile Home Village and High Acres Mobile Home Park, both nearby, hold the same time as Benson.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Benson?
- The time zone value for Benson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Benson stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Benson: Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Benson?
- The sun is setting at 19:42.