Welcome to Benton City ...

The city of Benton City is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Benton City has a population of 3,493 people<2> (see below for details).

Benton City is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Benton City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benton City lies within the (509) area code.

The ZIP code for Benton City: 99320<4>

Websites for Benton City ...

Official Website: www.ci.benton-city.wa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Benton City had an population of 3,493 people. This is an increase of 14.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benton City had a population of 3,038 people. This makes Benton City the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Benton City represents 0.05% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 137th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,038 people, the population of Benton City increased 15.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,624 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Benton City.

Communities Also Named Benton City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Benton City - they are located in Iowa, Missouri (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Benton City ...

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

• Kennewick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennewick
  • Kennewick is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennewick <5>
• Pasco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
  • Pasco is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <5>
• Richland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• West Richland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <5>
• Grandview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <5>
• Prosser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
  • Prosser is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosser <5>
• West Pasco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
  • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
• Byron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Yakima County
• Highland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Benton County
• Ainsworth Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
  • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benton City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benton City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton City. See our Newspapers Page for Benton City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton City ...

Looking for more information about Benton City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Benton City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benton City.

Adding Benton City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benton City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Benton City post office opened in 1911.

We also found Benton City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton City: www.ci.benton-city.wa.us/

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/