Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.8663, -93.6938
- Elevation
- 77 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1697 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Louisiana, United States
The local time of Benson, Louisiana, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Benson, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Benson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 6:10 AM – 5:49 PM
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 Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Other places named Benson
- Benson England, United Kingdom
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- 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
- Catuna — 4.5 km
- Lula — 8.4 km
- Halcyon (historical) — 8.5 km
- Oxford — 8.9 km
- Converse — 9.4 km
- Trenton — 9.6 km
Local time details for Benson
Every address in Benson sits within one of 6 postal codes.
Clocks in Benson are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun rises here at 6:36 AM and sets at 5:23 PM in Benson today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 48 min.
In Catuna and Lula the clock agrees with Benson.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Benson?
- The value associated with Benson is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Benson?
- Daylight saving in Benson: No.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in Benson — what are they?
- Sunrise at 6:36 AM, sunset at 5:23 PM.