Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.8573, -88.3503
- Elevation
- 130 m above sea level
- Population
- 4 357
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1018 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Kentucky, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Benton, Kentucky, United States now, 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 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:31 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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Benton
- Benton Arkansas, United States
- Benton Illinois, 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
- Dogtown — 3.2 km
- Marshall County — 3.4 km
- Walnut Grove — 4.3 km
- Scale — 5.4 km
- Glade — 5.5 km
- Briensburg — 5.7 km
About the time in Benton
Within Benton, postal codes number 12.
Benton holds to America/Chicago time, which equals UTC−5. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Benton falls at 7:12 AM; sunset follows at 6:05 PM. Between them lie 10 h 52 min of daylight.
The hours shown for Benton apply equally in Dogtown and Marshall County.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Benton?
- Benton is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Benton?
- Yes.
- When does daylight end in Benton?
- Daylight ends at 6:05 PM.