| Official Name: | Benns Church, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Benns Church |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Isle of Wight |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 872 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 43 |
| Coordinates: | 36.9375°N -76.5864°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Codes: | 757, 948 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-06712 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584808 |
Benns Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 258 and State Routes 10 and 32, southeast of Smithfield. The population as of the 2010 census was 872.[1]
The community is named for Benn's United Methodist Church, which lies at the intersection of Benn's Church Boulevard and Brewer's Neck Boulevard (US-258 with State Routes 10 and 32). The church was founded at that location by George Benn in 1789. Benn is buried in front of the church. The church bears a Virginia Historical Marker.
Benns Church is home to Benn's Grant, a 253acres mixed-use development, which took almost a decade to be realized.[2]
Benns Church is bordered to the north by the town of Smithfield and to the east by Carrollton. Hampton is east of Benns Church, across the James River, while Norfolk is to the southeast, and Suffolk is to the south.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Benns Church CDP has a total area of 10.8sqkm, of which 10.6sqkm are land and 0.2sqkm, or 1.92%, are water.[1] The community drains westward to Cypress Creek, north to Jones Creek, and southeast to Brewers Creek, all of which become tidal inlets of the James River system.