Benson is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Benson is located at the Harford county junction[2] of U.S. Route 1 and Maryland Route 147, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Bel Air and 19.45 miles (31.3 km) northeast of Baltimore. Benson has a post office with ZIP code 21018 [3] and is served by the Area Codes 410, 443 and 667.

Benson, Harford County, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Benson, Maryland Post Office (2021).
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Coordinates: 39°30′19″N 76°23′11″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Harford
Elevation	440 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21018
Area codes	410, 443 & 667
GNIS feature ID	583160[1]

History

The unincorporated community of Benson was shown to have a population of 42 people in 1895 with a functioning Post Office but no railroad services according to the Rand McNally Atlas.[4]

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