Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5054, -76.3864
- Elevation
- 131 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 88 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Maryland, United States
The local time in Benson, Maryland, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Benson, United States
Saturday, 7 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 6:42 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:27 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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
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
- Woodridge Manor — 0.8 km
- Bagleys Venture — 1.2 km
- Bagley — 1.2 km
- Wimbledon — 1.8 km
- Stoneybrook — 2.1 km
- Wilna — 2.7 km
Local time details for Benson
Benson carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
The sky over Benson lightens at 6:42 AM and the sun sets at 4:59 PM. Daylight runs for 10 h 18 min today.
Neighbouring Woodridge Manor and Bagley keep the same hours as Benson.
6 postal codes are current for Benson.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Benson identified?
- The time zone for Benson is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the clock in Benson stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Benson: No.
- When does daylight begin in Benson?
- Daylight begins at 6:42 AM.