North Carolina · Census place 3705040

Benson, North Carolina

Benson is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina with an estimated 4,534 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 165th largest of 335 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,534; #165 of 335 in North Carolina
Change since 2020: +13.3%; +532 people
Land area: 3.0 sq mi
Density: 1,516 / sq mi; State median 1,316

Orange pin: Benson. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Raleigh.

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Benson population, 2020 to 2024

Benson added 532 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +13.3%. In the latest year it moved by +111.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,979. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Benson covers 2.99 square miles of land, for 1,516 people per square mile of land. The median North Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,316, so Benson is denser than the typical town.

What county Benson is in

All of Benson's residents live in Johnston County, which had 249,794 residents in 2024. Benson holds 1.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Benson

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Benson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 27504. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Benson is

The Census internal point of Benson is at 35.387100, -78.540900. Raleigh, the capital, is 27.7 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dunn, NC (8,754 people), 6.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Raleigh, NC, 31.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 35.387100, -78.540900
DMS: 35°23'13.56"N 78°32'27.24"W
UTM: 17N 723357.8E 3918749.1N
Geohash: dq21kf02b
Plus code: 87739FP5+RJ

Daylight in Benson

At 35.39° N, Benson gets about 14 h 33 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 46 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 47 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Benson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in North Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Dunn, 6.6 miles away, with 8,754 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Benson, NC?

4,534 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 532 (13.3%) from 4,002 in July 2020.

What county is Benson in?

Johnston County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Benson?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 27504.

How far is Benson from Raleigh?

27.7 miles (44.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Benson.

What is the nearest larger city to Benson?

Dunn, NC, with 8,754 residents, 6.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.