Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.7889, -97.1087
- Elevation
- 419 m above sea level
- Population
- 876
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1751 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Kansas, United States
Watch the current local time in Benton, Kansas, United States, running on the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Tuesday, 27 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 7:50 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 10 h 47 min Night 13 h 13 min Civil twilight 7:23 AM – 7:04 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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
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
- Sunset Acres — 7.3 km
- Greenwich — 8.4 km
- Andover — 8.7 km
- Towanda — 9.6 km
- Prairie Village — 10.3 km
- Lakeside Acres — 10.6 km
Benton: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal designations for Benton total 12.
The time zone assigned to Benton is America/Chicago, held at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise comes to Benton at 7:50 AM and sunset at 6:37 PM today. Together that makes 10 h 47 min of light.
Sunset Acres and Greenwich are close to Benton and observe the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Benton observe?
- Benton observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Benton follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Benton: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Benton?
- Expect it at 6:37 PM.