Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7033, -94.3583
- Elevation
- 330 m above sea level
- Population
- 43
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1491 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Iowa, United States
This page shows local time in Benton, Iowa, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Monday, 26 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 7:42 AM Solar noon 1:02 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 10 h 41 min Night 13 h 19 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:51 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 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 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
- Marshall (historical) — 3.5 km
- Delphos — 4.7 km
- Maloy — 5.6 km
- Mount Ayr — 10.2 km
- Ringgold County — 10.3 km
- Redding — 11.2 km
Benton: clock, sun and surroundings
Benton shares one clock with the nearby places Marshall (historical) and Delphos.
Coverage of Benton by postal code amounts to 12 entries.
Benton lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Sunrise at Benton today happens at 7:42 AM, sunset at 6:23 PM. The two are 10 h 41 min apart.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Benton?
- Choose America/Chicago for Benton, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Benton?
- Daylight saving in Benton: Yes.
- When does light arrive in Benton?
- Light arrives at 7:42 AM.