Benson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2084, -78.9278
- Elevation
- 466 m above sea level
- Population
- 185
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 218 km away
- Same name
- 23 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Benson, Pennsylvania, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Benson, Pennsylvania, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Benson, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Benson
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Benson keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:22 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 7:11 AM – 6:50 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 Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 1 573 916
- Pittsburgh 304 391
- Allentown 120 207
- Erie 99 475
- Reading 87 879
- Scranton 77 118
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
- Hollsopple — 0.5 km
- Borough Of Benson — 0.6 km
- Davidsville — 2.2 km
- Landstreet — 2.4 km
- Foustwell — 2.6 km
- Blough — 4.4 km
Time and daylight in Benson
Benson falls within America/New_York, which places it UTC−4 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
For Benson today, sunrise is 7:39 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 43 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Benson, Hollsopple and Borough Of Benson.
The postal system lists 6 codes for Benson.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Benson?
- The applicable time zone information is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Benson?
- Yes.
- When does morning light reach Benson?
- At 7:39 AM.