Towson, Maryland

Towson, Maryland
Towson, Maryland
Census-designated place
	Motto:
	Location within Baltimore County
	Coordinates: 39°23′35″N 76°36′34″W / 39.39306°N 76.60944°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Baltimore
Area
• Total	14.29 sq mi (37.01 km2)
• Land	14.15 sq mi (36.66 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	59,553
• Density	4,207.80/sq mi (1,624.62/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	21286,21204,21252,21212 (county)
Area code(s)	410, 443, and 667
FIPS code	24-78425
GNIS feature ID	0591420

Towson (/ˈtaʊsən/)^[2] is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat^[3] of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorporated county seat in the United States (after Ellicott City, the seat of nearby Howard County, southwest of Baltimore).^[4]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "Definition of Towson". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "NACo County Explorer". National Association of Counties.
^ "Towson, Maryland: A Great Place to Live, Work & Play!—A Synopsis of Towson, MD". Towson Chamber of Commerce. 2006. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2008.