Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.8975, -92.8585
- Elevation
- 292 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1362 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Missouri, United States
This page answers what time it is in Benson, Missouri, United States right now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Benson, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Benson.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:40 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:12 AM – 6:40 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 Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Benson
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Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Austin United States
Nearby places
- New Boston — 6.1 km
- Snowdon (historical) — 7.3 km
- Hart — 7.4 km
- Johnstown — 9.9 km
- Hybrid (historical) — 10.2 km
- Ethel — 10.3 km
About the time in Benson
Neighbouring places New Boston and Snowdon (historical) run on Benson time.
Benson includes 6 postal codes.
Clocks in Benson take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunlight reaches Benson at 7:40 AM and fades after 6:12 PM today. The span is 10 h 32 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Benson?
- Benson is covered by the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a daylight saving adjustment to the time in Benson?
- Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Benson?
- Sunset there is at 6:12 PM.