Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.3595, -69.2956
- Elevation
- 218 m above sea level
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 960 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Maine, United States
The clock for Benson, Maine, United States is kept here in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Benson, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Benson.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:23 AM Solar noon 11:22 AM Sunset 4:21 PM Daylight 9 h 58 min Night 14 h 02 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 4:52 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 Maine
- Portland 66 881
- Lewiston 36 202
- Bangor 32 391
- West Scarborough 27 706
- South Portland 25 556
- South Portland Gardens 23 893
Other places named Benson
- Benson England, United Kingdom
- Benson Arizona, United States
- Benson North Carolina, United States
- Benson Minnesota, United States
- Benson Utah, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Onawa — 6.0 km
- Barnard — 7.0 km
- Sebec Lake — 7.4 km
- Earley Landing — 7.5 km
- Packard Landing — 7.6 km
- Willimantic — 10.6 km
Time and daylight in Benson
Postal codes valid in Benson number 6.
Time in Benson follows the zone America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: No.
In Benson today the sun is out from 6:23 AM until 4:21 PM. That comes to 9 h 58 min of daylight.
Nearby places that share Benson's clock include Onawa and Barnard.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Benson use?
- Benson uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Benson follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Benson: No.
- What time is sunrise in Benson?
- It is 6:23 AM.