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.
History
The unincorporated community of Benson had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a functioning Post Office but no railroad services according to the Rand McNally Atlas.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benson, Harford County, Maryland
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Benson (Harford County, MD): Nearby in 1890s". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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