Welcome to Benson ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Benson lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you travel south from Benson (for example, toward Noonan (ND)), you will leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Telephone area codes for Benson: (306) & (639)<1>

The Canadian Postal Code for Benson: S0C<2>

Communities Also Named Benson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Benson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benson.

Communities near Benson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benson.

Lampman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampman
Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoughton <3>
Midale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midale <3>
Macoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoun
Kisbey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisbey
Heward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heward
Hitchcock Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Bay
Forget
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forget
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forget <3>
Minard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minard
Huntoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntoon

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson ...

Looking for more information about Benson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benson.

Adding Benson to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Benson was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306).
<2>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Benson). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Benson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.