Benton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.0978, -89.5626
- Elevation
- 133 m above sea level
- Population
- 863
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1115 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benton, Missouri, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Benton, Missouri, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Benton, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Benton
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Benton keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:48 PM
Weather in Benton right now
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Benton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 17814
- 37307
- 39039
- 42025
- 50835
- 53803
- 62812
- 63736
- 67017
- 71006
- 72015
- 72018
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 Benton
- Benton Arkansas, United States
- Benton Illinois, United States
- Benton Kentucky, United States
- Benton Maine, United States
- Benton Louisiana, 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
- Lambert — 0.9 km
- Poor Farm (historical) — 3.1 km
- New Hamburg — 4.2 km
- Kenton (historical) — 4.7 km
- Scott County — 5.0 km
- Bleda — 7.3 km
Time and daylight in Benton
The time zone used in Benton is America/Chicago, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: Yes.
Today's daylight in Benton begins at 7:08 AM and finishes at 6:22 PM. The total is 11 h 14 min.
Nearby places that share Benton's clock include Lambert and Poor Farm (historical).
The number of postal codes covering Benton is 12.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Benton?
- The time zone that includes Benton is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- What time zone rules apply in Benton — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Benton: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Benton?
- Sunset there is at 6:22 PM.