Washington · Census place 5305560

Benton City, Washington

Benton City is a city in Benton County, Washington with an estimated 3,876 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 132nd largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,876; #132 of 206 in Washington
Change since 2020: +11.2%; +390 people
Land area: 2.5 sq mi; + 0.07 sq mi water
Density: 1,557 / sq mi; State median 2,694

Orange pin: Benton City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Olympia.

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Benton City population, 2020 to 2024

Benton City added 390 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +11.2%. In the latest year it moved by +48.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,490. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Benton City covers 2.49 square miles of land and 0.07 of water, for 1,557 people per square mile of land. The median Washington place of 5,000+ has 2,694, so Benton City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Benton City is in

All of Benton City's residents live in Benton County, which had 218,190 residents in 2024. Benton City 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 Benton City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Benton City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 99320. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Benton City is

The Census internal point of Benton City is at 46.263700, -119.479000. Olympia, the capital, is 170.8 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Richland, WA (18,820 people), 5.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA, 136.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 46.263700, -119.479000
DMS: 46°15'49.32"N 119°28'44.40"W
UTM: 11N 308961.8E 5126334.0N
Geohash: c25p1nn19
Plus code: 85R27G7C+FC

Daylight in Benton City

At 46.26° N, Benton City gets about 15 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 36 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 11 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Benton City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Washington, measured between internal points. The closest is West Richland, 5.6 miles away, with 18,820 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Benton City, WA?

3,876 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 390 (11.2%) from 3,486 in July 2020.

What county is Benton City in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Benton City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 99320.

How far is Benton City from Olympia?

170.8 miles (274.9 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Benton City.

What is the nearest larger city to Benton City?

West Richland, WA, with 18,820 residents, 5.6 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.