Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.3150, -95.6025
- Elevation
- 319 m above sea level
- Population
- 3 240
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1685 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Minnesota, United States
This page holds the current clock reading for Benson, Minnesota, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Benson, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Benson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:08 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:21 AM – 6:54 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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Benson
- Benson England, United Kingdom
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- Benson Utah, United States
- Benson Illinois, 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
- Benson Mobile Manor — 1.0 km
- Swift County — 7.1 km
- Clontarf — 9.1 km
- De Graff — 12.0 km
- Danvers — 12.3 km
- Swift Falls — 16.8 km
Benson: clock, sun and surroundings
The clock standard in Benson is America/Chicago, offset by UTC−5. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Today's sun rises in Benson at 7:51 AM, then sets at 6:24 PM. The day offers 10 h 32 min of daylight.
Benson keeps the same time as its neighbours Benson Mobile Manor and Swift County.
Addressing within Benson draws on 6 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Benson observe?
- Benson observes America/Chicago, whose offset is −5.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Benson?
- Yes.
- What time does the day start in Benson?
- The sun rises at 7:51 AM.