Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland

Woodlawn, Maryland
Life in the Community sculpture outside of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building
Location of Woodlawn, Maryland
Woodlawn
Coordinates: 39°18′13″N 76°44′15″W / 39.30361°N 76.73750°W / 39.30361; -76.73750
Country United States
State Maryland
County Baltimore
Established1904
Area
  Total
9.57 sq mi (24.79 km2)
  Land9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
39,986
  Density4,191.84/sq mi (1,618.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
21043, 21235, 21207, 21241, 21228, 21244, 21229
FIPS code24-86475

Woodlawn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,986. It is home to the headquarters of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is bordered by Catonsville on the south, by the Patapsco River and Howard County on the west, by Randallstown and Lochearn to the north, and by the City of Baltimore to the east. Parts of Woodlawn are sometimes informally referred to as Security, Maryland, due to the importance of the SSA's headquarters as well as nearby Security Boulevard (Maryland Route 122) and Security Square Mall.

The Lorraine Park Cemetery Gate Lodge and St. Mary's Episcopal Church were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.