Towson, Maryland

Towson, Maryland
From the top, left to right: View of Towson Square; Towson skyline from the northwest on York Road and Stephen's Hall of Towson University; Wheeler Hall of Loyola Blakefield and Towson Town Center from Dulaney Valley Road; Towson District Courthouse
Location within Baltimore County
Coordinates: 39°23′35″N 76°36′34″W / 39.39306°N 76.60944°W / 39.39306; -76.60944
Country United States
State Maryland
County Baltimore
Area
  Total
14.29 sq mi (37.01 km2)
  Land14.15 sq mi (36.66 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
59,553
  Density4,207.80/sq mi (1,624.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
21286, 21204, 21252, 21212, 21209, 21210, 21239 (county)
Area code(s)410, 443, and 667
FIPS code24-78425
GNIS feature ID0591420

Towson (/ˈtsən/) 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).