Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2740, -76.9505
- Elevation
- 162 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 43 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Maryland, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Benson, Maryland, United States — the America/New_York zone applies there (−5).
Benson, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Benson, Maryland.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:43 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:15 AM – 5:30 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
- Sycamore Springs — 1.0 km
- Woodmark — 1.3 km
- Wynfield — 2.4 km
- Timberleigh — 2.6 km
- West Friendship — 3.2 km
- Brantly — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in Benson
Sorting mail for Benson involves 6 postal codes.
Clocks in Benson take America/New_York as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: No.
In Benson the sun rises today at 6:43 AM and sets again at 5:02 PM. Daylight fills 10 h 19 min of the day.
Clocks in Sycamore Springs and Woodmark read the same as clocks in Benson.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Benson?
- Use America/New_York to show the time in Benson; its offset is −5.
- Does Benson switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Benson: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Benson?
- Expect it at 5:02 PM.