Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.5862, -69.5509
- Elevation
- 30 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 658
- Region
- Maine
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 886 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What follows is the current local time in Benton, Maine, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Sunday, 15 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Benton
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Benton keeps America/New_York clock_time.
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:24 AM Sunset 4:12 PM Daylight 9 h 36 min Night 14 h 24 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 4:44 PM
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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.
Benton works to America/New_York time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM above Benton and sets at 4:12 PM today. Daylight lasts about 9 h 36 min.
Nearby places that share Benton's clock include Benton Falls and Benton Station.
Benton is split into 12 postal code areas.