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Towson

Also known as Towson, Maryland, Towson, MD

suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Baltimore
Total: 14.29 sq mi (37.01 km )
Land: 14.15 sq mi (36.66 km )
Water: 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km )
Elevation: 463 ft (141 m)
Density: 4,207.7/sq mi (1,624.62/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 21286, 21204, 21252, 21212, 21209, 21210, 21239 (county)
Area codes: 410, 443, and 667
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Towson (/ˈtaʊsən/) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 59,533 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat 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).

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