Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.5485, -89.2189
- Elevation
- 80 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1373 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Mississippi, United States
This page shows local time in Benson, Mississippi, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Benson, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Benson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 5:07 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 5:32 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 Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
Other places named Benson
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- Benson Utah, 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
- Oak Grove — 1.7 km
- Tawanta — 2.9 km
- Ellisville — 6.6 km
- Johnson — 7.2 km
- Moselle — 7.7 km
- Jenkins — 7.9 km
About the time in Benson
Sunrise today in Benson lands at 6:16 AM; sunset lands at 5:07 PM. That is 10 h 50 min of light.
Neighbouring places Oak Grove and Tawanta run on Benson time.
A total of 6 postal codes belong to Benson.
Benson lies in the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Benson?
- Select America/Chicago for Benson; the offset is −6.
- Is daylight saving time something to watch for in Benson?
- No.
- When is the sun up in Benson?
- The sun comes up at 6:16 AM.